US car workers hit by financial crisis - 29 Oct 08

Both Barack Obama and John McCain are trying to ensure the battered economy doesn't ruin their chances of reaching the White House. Workers who make cars are especially unhappy. Many are being made redundant - as car sales plummet. Al Jazeera's Rob Reynolds reports from Wisconsin.

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[travelinguy06]

That old factory will make a great FEMA prison

[Seneka4295]

Let me just quote George Carlin on this one: "Its called the American dream because have to be asleep to believe it."

[sandythebear]

We need to cut down on imports real bad. Ford cars in my opinion are on the rise because they are much more ergonomic and economical than they were in say 2006.

[macdogq]

So sad Lobbyist, and corpoorate interest has ruined america.

[Elzon1]

Yeah, things aren't going well here in Janesville, Wisconsin.... Now the local suppliers are going down, then the retail will go.... Then that will be the end of my local town; Janesville, Wisconsin. And the bad new is, there is no possibility of me escaping this, I don't have the means and I can't get it. My town will be one of the first to start off the Depression and will learn the important lessons first.

[tonapah141]

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[O.o]

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-"--"-

"Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great."

For all the nations have drunk the wine of her licentious passion. The kings of the

earth had intercourse with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from her drive for luxury." Then I heard another voice from heaven say: "Depart from her, my people, so as not to take part in her sins and receive a share in her plagues, for her sins are piled up to the sky, and God remembers her crimes

[SchwarzundWeis]

recessoin: a period of an economic contraction, sometimes limited in scope or duration

now that you know the definition we can start a serious talk:

Europeans want their government to be their mommys? so you prefer the US model were the state doesnt do shit for the citizens? i didnt expect that from someone who lives in scandinavia, where the government does more for t he ppl then probably anywere else in europe (lived in copenhagen for 5 years) and i am suprised you dont enjoy these benifits

[Njord444]

Schwarz Europe has been in recession for 40 years. Europe is not a good example of success lol.... Europeans want their government to be their mommy.

[Njord444]

The Democraps wouldn't allow Americans to drill for oil on the coast... forcing oil prices higher than need be.

The Democraps enacted draconian environmental laws too fast in the 60s and 70s further hurting America's ability to compete.

The Democraps for 80 years have supported union asshats that want more and more pay for less and less work.

I grew up in Michigan I left for a solid Republican state (Idaho), socialism ruined Michigan and America.

[honestrunescaper]

What do you have to say. If you let these companies go belly up this man could loose his house and GM employs 300,000 people in the US alone. Didn't think of that fat man from Alabama did you?

[aviomaster]

- ALso Goverment getting bigger and bigger , huge spending budgets , 722 military bases , imagine how much that costs ,.

[aviomaster]

= USA entered WTO , World Trade Organisation, Clinton signed it , to compete with CHINA and ASIA , where people make cars making 20-30 $ per hour ,, sometimes not even that . making cheap products , selling it to USA , USA is getting destroyed as we speak , MAin reason for this crisis is TRADE IMBALANCE ,.,,