Comments on: Ford Workers Wake-Up and Smell the VEBA http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ford-workers-wake-up-and-smell-the-veba/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:18:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: postjosh http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ford-workers-wake-up-and-smell-the-veba/comment-page-1/#comment-88401 postjosh Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:55:43 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/ford-workers-wake-up-and-smell-the-veba/#comment-88401 well, it might actually prove to be a genius move on the part of the uaw. what if in the long run ford stock goes up? doesn't that mean the retiree's will have a surplus? it's not as crazy as is it seems. with the dollar so low and probably going lower in the long term it starts to become cost effective to manufacture in the states even for export. it's all a question of quality. if ford can learn how to build toyota / honda quality product, it could actually recover from this mess and the veba would benefit handsomely. the downside is that this is a pretty risky strategy for a retirement / healthcare strategy. well, it might actually prove to be a genius move on the part of the uaw. what if in the long run ford stock goes up? doesn’t that mean the retiree’s will have a surplus? it’s not as crazy as is it seems. with the dollar so low and probably going lower in the long term it starts to become cost effective to manufacture in the states even for export. it’s all a question of quality. if ford can learn how to build toyota / honda quality product, it could actually recover from this mess and the veba would benefit handsomely. the downside is that this is a pretty risky strategy for a retirement / healthcare strategy.

]]> By: jems86 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ford-workers-wake-up-and-smell-the-veba/comment-page-1/#comment-88325 jems86 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:44:19 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/ford-workers-wake-up-and-smell-the-veba/#comment-88325 I see that picture and can´t help but wonder: Why is Gettelfinger better dressed than bill Ford? any ideas? I see that picture and can´t help but wonder: Why is Gettelfinger better dressed than bill Ford? any ideas?

]]> By: jl1280 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ford-workers-wake-up-and-smell-the-veba/comment-page-1/#comment-88310 jl1280 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:59:02 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/ford-workers-wake-up-and-smell-the-veba/#comment-88310 Don't you just love it!! Only in Amerika could the workers end up owing the company. And you say Marx was all wrong! Don’t you just love it!! Only in Amerika could the workers end up owing the company. And you say Marx was all wrong!

]]> By: ihatetrees http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ford-workers-wake-up-and-smell-the-veba/comment-page-1/#comment-88233 ihatetrees Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:45:21 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/ford-workers-wake-up-and-smell-the-veba/#comment-88233 All the UAW has to do is set up some sort of hedge - sell a certain amount of Ford stock for Toyota / Honda paper.... All the UAW has to do is set up some sort of hedge – sell a certain amount of Ford stock for Toyota / Honda paper….

]]> By: Paul Niedermeyer http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ford-workers-wake-up-and-smell-the-veba/comment-page-1/#comment-88210 Paul Niedermeyer Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:32:39 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/ford-workers-wake-up-and-smell-the-veba/#comment-88210 "if Ford stock drops" - Ford stock is down almost 30% since its 52 week peak this past summer. “if Ford stock drops” – Ford stock is down almost 30% since its 52 week peak this past summer.

]]> By: ca36gtp http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ford-workers-wake-up-and-smell-the-veba/comment-page-1/#comment-88148 ca36gtp Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:02:14 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/ford-workers-wake-up-and-smell-the-veba/#comment-88148 Ummm...how would the fate of Ford NOT be important to retiree health care? Do unions know absolutely NOTHING about how economics work?? Ummm…how would the fate of Ford NOT be important to retiree health care?

Do unions know absolutely NOTHING about how economics work??

]]> By: Steve_S http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ford-workers-wake-up-and-smell-the-veba/comment-page-1/#comment-88144 Steve_S Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:49:16 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/ford-workers-wake-up-and-smell-the-veba/#comment-88144 Gee workers having a direct tie to the company so if it goes down they loose, who’d ah thunk it. Gee workers having a direct tie to the company so if it goes down they loose, who’d ah thunk it.

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