On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:10:42 -0800 (PST), "zoemacdog@..."
wrote:
>> > "This is a slap in the face of taxpayers," said Tom Schatz, =
President
>> > of Citizens Against Government Waste. "To come to Washington on a
>> > corporate jet, and asking for a hand out is outrageous."
Tom Schatz Chief HUTA.
The alternative, let these gas guzzling monstrosities sit and rust eating=
up
assets in hangar and maintenance fees with full crews sitting on their =
ass
counting ceiling tiles waiting to fly ?
Yeah sit them on some $288 coach, $837 1st class flight and RISK missing =
that
meeting ? Lose their luggage and papers, frisk them at the entrance =
etc...
>>
>> > Wagoner's private jet trip to Washington cost his ailing company an
>> > estimated $20,000 roundtrip. In comparison, seats on Northwest
>> > Airlines flight 2364 from Detroit to Washington were going online =
for
>> > $288 coach and $837 first class.
>>
>> > After the hearing, Wagoner declined to answer questions about his
>> > travel.
Good for him. It was stupid to even bring up their mode of how they got =
there
ON TIME.
>>
>> > Ford CEO Mulally's corporate jet is a perk included for both he and
>> > his wife along with a $28 million salary last year. Mulally actually
>> > lives in Seattle, not Detroit. The company jet takes him home and =
back
>> > on weekends.
>>
Yeah you want to stay in business, find some way to justify 1 or more $28
million annual salaried employees.
When it comes to planting and picking potatoes to feed your family, a $28
million dollar a year employee is so far down on the list it'd never be
mentioned.
>> > Mulally made his case Tuesday before the committee saying he's cut
>> > expenses, laid-off workers and closed 17 plants.
vs cutting CEO salary's. Making cars that can actually be used in this =
economy
for their intended purpose !
Seems to me closing 17 plants and those employees going on welfare should=
have
been when he asked for gov't. help. But then like the locals. they're now
selling those gas guzzling humvees @ $18,000. H1 =3D $98,000.00 BI =
[BI=3DBefore
Iraq]
Damn expensive flower pots at either price if you ask me.
>> > "We have also reduced our work force by 51,000 employees in the past
>> > three years," Mulally said.
who are now trying to get by on the street or local hobo camps pulling in
unemployment or robbery.
>> > Yet Ford continues to operate a fleet of eight private jets for its
>> > executives. Just Tuesday, one jet was taking Ford brass to Los
So who's going to buy them ?
>> > Angeles, another on a trip to Nebraska, and of course Mulally needed
>> > to fly to Washington to testify. He did not address questions
>> > following the hearing.
You ever see the President flying coach with Air force 1 or 2 in the =
hangar ?
CEO's are no different than presidents when it comes to representing =
their
companies.
>> > "Now's not the time to do that sort of thing," said John McElroy of
>> > the television program "Autoline Detroit."
what a maroon. If not now, then when. Or are we even on the same page ? =
The
issue is bailing out the auto makers. Don't change the subject about mode=
of
transportation.
>> > "Now's the time to be humble and show that you're sharing equally in
>> > the sacrifice," McElroy said.
Seems to me that should only happen when ALL employees take a cut in =
salary.
And that won't happen.
>> It's a no brainer then. =A0A good non-corporate decision would be
>> not to buy their crappy gas guzzling products of greed.- Hide quoted =
text -
And drive what ? Locally there were lotteries for hybrids as to who could=
buy
one. I haven't seen any alternative fuel stations sprouting up. Or even =
pumps.
Public transportation doesn't meet the publics needs anywhere. If it did,=
the
auto makers would have never got to be the behemoths they are now.
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