on R.I.P. at 15:56 10/16/2008 as a reply on the comment by Tom993

Not all auto workers are greedy. Believe it or not, some of them are not part of the UAW. Stop lumping everyone together and generalizing. Also, auto workers are being singled out just as much as yahoo workers and other companies that have done mass 1,000 + layoffs. The reason why it seems auto workers are being singled out is because for places like michigan, auto jobs were the most abundant and did make our economy thrive. Even if you don't work for the Big 3, there's a good chance you work for a company that makes small parts for them and then you are affected as well.

on R.I.P. at 15:48 10/16/2008 as a reply on the comment by fuckyouperez

"people like these need the help?" what exactly do you mean by people like these? You don't think extending unemployment benefits is a great concept?Obviously this guy does not live in Michigan and is having a difficult time comprehending just how terrible the economy is in metro Detroit.My father has worked with GM for years under a contract job. He was told he would be made into a GM employee this month. Unfortunately my dad had to have an emergency triple bypass and the second GM found out they fired him. How exactly do you expect "people like us" to live when my father is not even able to work for at least 2 more months? Like many people in my community, we will be facing foreclosure. I wonder if this guy knows how it feels to go through winters with no heat and to work your ass off to take care of ill parents because a corrporation is going under and fires anybody who costs more money, medical or otherwise. I don't understand where some of the comments these people posted are coming from. The other fellow michigan citizens know what I am talking about, though and I think Perez does too.We need to fix the economy in Michigan and these CEOs. Who thinks it is appropriate to call a man in CCU and tell him he is fired?