A guy I work with just told me his father-in-law works for GM. He gets over $50.00 an hour to sit in a glass, air conditioned office and watch cars go by (very slowly) on the assembly line and make sure the front windshield is not cracked. The big problem is the unions are out of control (and their minds) and we have to pay for it. Let them go under so someone can buy them and get rid of the union so we can afford to buy a car again !!!  

I agree pretty much with everyones comments..The government needs to just let these companies go under, period.  I am especially rooting for GM to go under and hopefully it will B.K. and they can restructure and retool and get it right.  All of GM's executives are cigar smoking, brandy drinking, look at what I got, old farts that forgot what made that company great.  How do I know this?  12 years of working for GM would give a pretty good idea, don't ya think..........I saw this coming a year ago and now I work for an import brand.

I NEED A BAILOUT!  i AM BEHIND ON MY HOUSE AND OTHER BILLS.  MY BAILOUT WOULD ONLY BE $3100.00 THAT'S ALL.  WOULD THE GOV. BAIL ME OUT?

If GM goes under L, the parts and servicing of these vehicle will be available for at least 5 years.  No worries though, most people nowadays don't keep their cars for more than 3 years anyways.  

While we are on the subject , quit with the high salaries for the LA trash celebrites, basebalL players, football players ETC. ....NO ONE DESERVES SALARIES LIKE THESE PEOPLE GET....GREEDY SOB'S

PC GM and the others owe big time to underlying businesses. If they use the bailout money to pay them off at least the impac would not be so great (job loss).But at the same time force major changes in the auto industry. The underlying businesses then can use that money to refocus on other industries or shift over to servicing other brands that are not cash strapped. Just a thought on my end.

Uncle Sam turn your back on these three CEO'S big spenders .Let them joint

us they should be in the same boat we are.

I have been in the auto business for 32 years,and after watching the big three beg for relief today, I must say it was unbareble. They like most politicians they could not give a straight answer! Why you ask? Because they don't know the answers. The numbers talk for themselves. How is ten or twelve billion going to help GM when the are going through approx 1.5 to 2 billion per month now. All indications are that the worst is not over yet. I am from rich Alberta and our local GM dealership isin't selling vertually anything. This is a reputable strong dealership that has been around for 30 plus years. If the Big three have a sound business plan that even remotely smells good they certainly did not convey that the at the senate hearings. Deperate people do desperate things. I certainley do not have the answer, but I think there is some writing on the wall. Someone has to loose hear and I hope it's not the blue collar work force that keeps America strong.

Bah Humbug

I agree that ridiculus excess's need to be cut, This is not one. First the CEO of most $billion companys use private jets . Dozens of studies show it's a good spend when you figure in the $$$ cost productive hours lost in aiport facilities ground transportation, confidential meetings that occur during flight etc. Second sure take away all the executive perks and then you better be ready to find a QUALIFIED rplacement and factor in all the lost productity while the get up to speed and then tell them they have to fly commericial....come on get real, this is a very minor expense that goes with the turf for ANY quality CEO