Posted by Kromey at 2:49pm Dec 22 '08Too simplistic, I mean.
The Big 3 claim to be failing. Their income comes from selling cars. If they're failing, it's because they're not selling enough cars to support their current business structure. They're not selling enough cars because people are choosing to buy other cars.
And lo and behold, even though I chose the cheaper, arguably higher-quality import car, my money is going to Ford, GM, and Chrysler anyway. What the fuck???
The Big 3 claim to be failing. Their income comes from selling cars. If they're failing, it's because they're not selling enough cars to support their current business structure. They're not selling enough cars because people are choosing to buy other cars.
And lo and behold, even though I chose the cheaper, arguably higher-quality import car, my money is going to Ford, GM, and Chrysler anyway. What the fuck???
added on 2:51pm Dec 22 '08:
The alternative explanation is that they're not selling enough cars because they're too top-heavy, i.e. paying too much in salaries to their upper management. In that case, those fat cats need to take significant pay cuts, not dip into my pockets after I chose to support a different company.
Is it really? - Kromey