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Hillary just supported Being having corporate welfare!!! OMG! (Original Post) Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2016 OP
I posted the same thing on the Bernie board BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #1
and wants 100% FOR PROFIT Health Care FreakinDJ Mar 2016 #2
For Profit Healthcare is a crime against humanity!!!! Siwsan Mar 2016 #6
One of many reasons GM was nearly bankrupt was lack of universal health care amborin Mar 2016 #10
I am looking for a word nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #3
Cant or won't? R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2016 #5
LOL, not a shock. She loves it! nt Logical Mar 2016 #4
And by association, all the jobs that LEAVE America for Boeing's corporate profits.. TheProgressive Mar 2016 #7
That's our Clinton TM99 Mar 2016 #8
I missed it. Please a little more info? hedda_foil Mar 2016 #9

amborin

(16,631 posts)
10. One of many reasons GM was nearly bankrupt was lack of universal health care
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 09:56 PM
Mar 2016


Every year the cost of retired workers' health care diverted billions of dollars from developing new models and added $1,400 to the cost of each car compared with those made in Asian and European transplants.



http://www.economist.com/node/13782942

there were a LOT of reasons for GM's bankruptcy, not least the foreign transplants in the non-union southern right to work states.

But having to pay employee and pensioner health care was certainly a huge reason
 

TheProgressive

(1,656 posts)
7. And by association, all the jobs that LEAVE America for Boeing's corporate profits..
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 09:49 PM
Mar 2016

Un-fucking-believable...

 

TM99

(8,352 posts)
8. That's our Clinton
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 09:49 PM
Mar 2016

the purveyor of Lemon Socialism.

Privatizing profits and socializing losses seems to be her message tonight!

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