On 21 Nov 2005 12:58:30 -0800, "Laura Bush murdered her boy friend"
> wrote:

>
>necromancer wrote:
>> Laura Bush murdered her boy friend, > was motivated
>> to say this in rec.autos.driving on 21 Nov 2005 09:35:24 -0800:
>> > Detroit could easily build a 2500 pound
>> > family car that gives 40 mpg and costs $8,000 brand new and gives
>> > 250,000 trouble-free miles on nothing but routine maintenance.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> <intro to business lesson>
>>
>> Then why don't they?

Because they are too saddled with pension and health care obligations
thanks to Organized Labor.

>Cause they make more selling the $50,000 cars with all sorts of
>useless gadgets. You think they sell AC and CD players and electric
>seats at cost??

Don't forget the most useless gadgets of all: alarm systems...