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Cities: Poor Detroit. It hasn't had any good news for decades, and now, despite a $77 billion bailout of the auto industry, its population continues to implode. The No. 1 reason: the United Auto Workers union.
Census data released Tuesday show Detroit's population has plunged 25% since 2000 to just 713,777 souls — the same as 100 years ago, before the auto industry's heyday. As recently as the 1970s, Detroit had 1.8 million people.
Milwaukee and cities like Chicago, used to have vast neighborhoods filled with good paying jobs. Jobs that supported families and communities, for generations.
Behind this is the gold-plated benefits package once guaranteed to UAW workers. We're not against workers getting what they deserve, but total pay and benefits for a full-time worker for the Big Three until recently averaged about $140,000 a year.
The transplants? Just $80,000. Add in an estimated $2,000-plus per car for retiree health care and pensions for the Big Three, and the cost gap is huge.
Today, Obamacare legislation is digging deeping into the pockets of working families to pay BILLIONS to some of these same union retirement health plans under the 'reinsurance' provision...
Don't have to buy a car to support these workers, Congress and Obama gave them direct access to your pocket and will heap the debt onto generations of America families and children.
Even as Detroit collapses, new UAW chief Bob King promises to "pound" the transplants into submission and force them to drink his union's poison, too.
Just like they tried pounding business in Union Grove Wisconsin into submission? Where does it end?
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/566999/201103231848/Who-Killed-Detroit-.aspxJust my humble opinions.
Where have all the good jobs gone?Where have all the good jobs gone, long time passing?
Where have all the good jobs gone, long time ago?
Where have all the good jobs gone?
Unions have pressured them, every one.
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?Where have all the green jobs gone, long time passing?
Where have all the green jobs gone, long time ago?
Where have all the green jobs gone?
Obama sent them to foreigner, every one.
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?Where has all the money gone, long time passing?
Where has all the money gone, long time ago?
Where has all the money gone?
Gone to foreign banks 'n politicians everywhere.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?original lyrics here
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