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In response to "it's not class warfare. they deserve to fail because management and workers combined to form companies incapable of competing internationally...." by x

you keep saying they can't compete internationally but Ford's international business has been profitable

Posted by Stewie (aka whysoserious) Nov 19 '08, 15:46

they were asked specifically yesterday why they can succeed in places like Russia and not here

their response was essentially the unions and labor standards in this country kill profits

the "open market" here includes countries with loose labor standards, clearly a favorable manufacturing environment. So do we ax the labor standards we have in place or just let all manufacturing jobs be outsourced to other countries?

That's a lot better question then why didn't they fly Delta.

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if they can make money on their international divisions, more power to 'em. let them shut down their non-profitable domestic operations or... - x Nov 19, 15:52
Don't Honda and Toyota both manufacture in the US? - musubi Nov 19, 15:49 2
- And canada. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:52 1
  - Where safety standards and labor costs are arguably even higher than in the U.S. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 16:29
Labor standards is a scape goat. The same standards apply to Japanese automakers with US factories. Unions... that's another matter. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 15:48

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you keep saying they can't compete internationally but Ford's international business has been profitable

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