Hachiroku ãƒ�ãƒ�ãƒ*ク wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:07:26 -0500, News wrote:
>
>
>>>How do you figure?
>>>
>>>Toyota is still turning a profit even though sales are down.
>>>
>>>GM shows a loss on the auto business when cars are selling. They make
>>>their money on financials.
>>>
>>>Toyota keeps people employed even when the plant is shutdown.
>>>
>>>All that adds up to taxes coming in.
>>>
>>
>>
>>Yes, and less taxes, less services, less disposable income, less
>>charity, less, less, less, less.
>
>
> Huh? Why am I even discussing this with you?
>
> In some areas, all there were were minimum wage jobs. Toyota came in and
> started paying wages competitive with some Union scale jobs.
>
> So, rather than making $6.75 an hour, Joe Blow is now making $19 an hour.
>
> And he doesn't have disposable income?
>
> Please...explain this one to me. I *REALLY* want to hear how you came up
> with this.
>


I know this is difficult for you, but some other Joe Blow USED TO BE
making $40/hr. Hence the race to the bottom.