Obama and UAW love equals a green Big 3?
The key to fuel efficiency and global warming?Less than an hour ago, President Barack Obama signaled his support for the Middle Class by supporting some new measures to make labor unions stronger. Since Obama has strong ties to labor and campaigned on many labor issues, this isn't really surprising news.
Yet, is the UAW, via the Big 3, the key to making the US auto industry lean, green and efficient?
Under Obama, does the road to less CO2 emissions and less foreign oil dependency have to go through Detroit?
For many years, environmentalists have hated the Big 3 which, ultimately, includes the UAW, for endlessly fighting against increases in CAFE or decreases in CO2 emissions. The Big 3, for many in the green movement, have become Public Enemy #1.
On the other hand, however, environmentalists love President Obama and Democrats in general.
Are these irreconcilable differences?
Can Obama, or should Obama, rely on the US auto industry to be the driver of change, because of its connection to labor, when it comes to more stringent environmental regulations and foreign oil dependency reductions? Is embracing the Big 3 the quickest and most efficient path to change, or the quickest way to failure?
Is it time for Obama's Hollywood hot shots to dump their foreign-made Prius hybrids and buy American-made Tahoe hybrids?
Labels: Foreign Oil Dependency, global warming
posted by Dahcredyns at
9:03 AM
3 Comments:
If saving America is dependent on the Big 3 I think it's time to move to a different country.
The big3 have been building exactly what the American public has wanted for dozens of years. Environmentalists blame the Big3 for all the problems on the earth, but in reality they meet or exceed all environmental standards. Americans should be ashamed to be pointing their fingers at detroit when it's AMERICANS who demand the cars that ALL manufacturers build. As for the person who so its time to move to another country, get out of the USA you traitor. Go drive your Prius strait to the nickel mine in Canada to see the "green" attributes of the Prius you arrogant idiot.
If the Big 3 have been building "exactly" what the american public has wanted, why has their market share consistently declined?
Why has Honda made a business out of selling small sedans and compacts?
Why during the gas rush of 2008 were hybrid cars from Honda and Toyota selling like hotcakes when Big 3 SUVs didn't move?
Because the Big 3 was "building exactly" what Americans wanted?
C'mon. Let's get real. Whom is the real idiot in this argument?
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