tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post1616106605128667302..comments2024-03-28T03:54:21.932-04:00Comments on Canadian Cynic: Holy motherfucking stupid, Batman.CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-41860226154065612082009-04-18T00:17:00.000-04:002009-04-18T00:17:00.000-04:00But...but...but...ADSCAM!!!!1!!!
(I'm getting a l...But...but...but...ADSCAM!!!!1!!!<br /><br />(I'm getting a lot of mileage these days out of the "but...but..." formulation.)NĂ¡mo Mandoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04876501353961485728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-86319225183093537102009-04-17T22:43:00.000-04:002009-04-17T22:43:00.000-04:00But seriously, how do the people of Oshawa/Whitby ...<I>But seriously, how do the people of Oshawa/Whitby explain voting for Jim Flaherty even after he told the world not to invest in Ontario?</I>Because they were mad as hell and they weren't going to take it anymore!! Just like Dim Jim.<br /><br />Honestly, I have no idea. I guess they thought their taxes were too high. Well, they won't be much longer, will they?Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-51832139270525788692009-04-17T21:45:00.000-04:002009-04-17T21:45:00.000-04:00We should form a union.
But seriously, how do the...We should form a union.<br /><br />But seriously, how do the people of Oshawa/Whitby explain voting for Jim Flaherty even after he told the world not to invest in Ontario?sooeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07259420303500863081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-48139477961888826222009-04-17T20:33:00.000-04:002009-04-17T20:33:00.000-04:00But what is really annoying is why can't I quote s...But what is <I>really</I> annoying is why can't I quote something in italics and then leave a line and comment on it instead of having it run together?<br /><br />Grrrrrr!liberal supporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129945625510633921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-38004601062937859602009-04-17T20:31:00.000-04:002009-04-17T20:31:00.000-04:00Figures for the US in 2006 hereNote that US number...Figures for the US in 2006 <A HREF="http://bigthreeauto.procon.org/viewadditionalresource.asp?resourceID=002050" REL="nofollow">here</A>Note that US numbers for the "cost of benefits" will include the cost of health insurance.<br /><br />The Crysler/Cerberus (Cerberus being the 3 headed dog who guards the Gates of Hell) command to drop $19 is in line with the US$15 GM workers made over Honda workers.<br /><br />And the fact remains, under 8% of the cost of a car is the labour.<br /><br />It's kind of like letting the $700 BILLION bailout go by with not a single tossed teabag, and then going ballistic over something that amounts to about 8% of that.<br /><br />It's just good old fashioned union busting. Give Steve a majority and we can get rid of those annoying laws that give CAW rights over the Crysler/Cerberus plants even if they closed, even if they are sold, and even in case of bankruptcy.liberal supporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129945625510633921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-85615562962194413372009-04-17T20:16:00.000-04:002009-04-17T20:16:00.000-04:00In fairness, CC, on reading an article in one of t...In fairness, CC, on reading an article in one of the freebie papers on the way to work today, I thought something along the same lines. The report was "autoworkers have to accept a concession of $19/hr", which seemed odd to me.<br /><br />I work in what is supposedly a white-collar field, and if I lost $19/hr, I'd be making well below minimum wage, so my reaction was, "Do they really earn that much?"<br /><br />So while Mr. Holmes didn't do his research before spewing his thoughts all over his blog and getting it even dirtier, the way some of the articles have been phrased might give someone such an impression.The Artful Nudgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440966450040172653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-4218931944721547782009-04-17T20:10:00.000-04:002009-04-17T20:10:00.000-04:00Let's note that the post would be equally ridiculo...Let's note that the post would be equally ridiculous even if the number wasn't so easily debunked. On what planet would getting paid $76 an hour be reason to consider oneself to have been "screwed" by the union who negotiated that rate?Greg Fingashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506686081291502115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-15769316721604918732009-04-17T19:44:00.000-04:002009-04-17T19:44:00.000-04:00For a demographic in the thrall of market economic...For a demographic in the thrall of market economics, they do often appear appallingly economically illiterate.<br /><br />Worse than the socialists, who actually attempt to understand market economics before critiquing and/or rejecting it.<br /><br /><I>GM alone has 30,000 engineers at all levels.</I>I wonder how many of those are located in Canada and how that's being factored into the hourly wages of Canadian auto workers?Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-43000036969538480042009-04-17T19:34:00.000-04:002009-04-17T19:34:00.000-04:00I read someplace that all the Japanese manufacture...I read someplace that all the Japanese manufacturers put together have 3,000 engineers in North America. Most of these would be relatively junior level, supporting the production lines.<br /><br />GM alone has 30,000 engineers at all levels.<br /><br />It is not uncommon for an engineer, especially a senior one, to earn $50 or $60 an hour. Naturally the cost of the senior engineers (most of whom are in Japan) is not included when computing the "average hourly cost" for the foreign car makers.<br /><br />Lies, damn lies, and statistics.liberal supporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129945625510633921noreply@blogger.com