tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452695.post7647277854964273544..comments2023-10-31T07:00:30.627-05:00Comments on Lost in a world awhirl: The view from here...alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06013341654649926300noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452695.post-14328211463503951502009-04-16T23:23:00.000-05:002009-04-16T23:23:00.000-05:00I've only really read the comments (it's after mid...I've only <I>really</I> read the comments (it's after midnight, dear) but I'll be back with coffee in the morning. I've been way busier than I like to be, and I've missed you, but thank you for making this post, Alan. Thank you!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802695378617927299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452695.post-3639649231984794622009-04-07T12:15:00.000-05:002009-04-07T12:15:00.000-05:00PS, it's a hard situation we all face at the momen...PS, it's a hard situation we all face at the moment, every one of us. <BR/><BR/>It's not the Korean's fault, it's the greed of those at the top, and I do see that, and hear what your post is about.Chandirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629463765622067086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452695.post-74974788276197461122009-04-07T12:13:00.000-05:002009-04-07T12:13:00.000-05:00That's a painful story Alan, I'm sorry that things...That's a painful story Alan, I'm sorry that things have been so tough. <BR/><BR/>You know though, I have Korean friends, and their families are also just as proud and happy to have the work, and we're all one human family at the end of the day. That might be hard to swallow, but I really want to just say that what creates separateness and division between nations is unnecessary, when we realize each others' humanity. <BR/><BR/>That might well be easy for me to say, until my job is done by somebody from a call center in Mumbai, I know that, but I have to also voice my feelings about the rest of humanity here, not just in the US.Chandirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629463765622067086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452695.post-4700098496222426202009-04-06T09:49:00.000-05:002009-04-06T09:49:00.000-05:00I'm so glad you wrote this, alan. I have been foll...I'm so glad you wrote this, alan. I have been following the economic news and the dire situation with our domestic car industry. I think it is important that you do get on your soapbox here. We need to read this stuff from a worker's perspective, from a pensioner's perspective. We have become a nation that serves wealth at the expense of those who work.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452695.post-7253537730368120172009-04-05T00:46:00.000-05:002009-04-05T00:46:00.000-05:00I wish I could see into the future and have some w...I wish I could see into the future and have some wisdom about what would help. There are so many conflicting beliefs, among smart and well-intentioned people, about what will be useful. Economics is not my strong suit, being trained in psychology and having various other areas of expertise. Just ducking and heading straight into the wind, hoping for the best for all while trying to survive.<BR/><BR/>Recession, Real Estate, and Rethinking Retirement<BR/><BR/>http://realestatebuysell.wordpress.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914493088643506723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452695.post-38338977647712350462009-04-04T19:38:00.000-05:002009-04-04T19:38:00.000-05:00I cannot claim to even begin to understand everyth...I cannot claim to even begin to understand everything going on in the US. Partially because I tend to watch Canadian content news but mostly because I don't watch news as much as I should. What I do glean from this post is that once again the little guy gets the shaft. This is an all too common theme and getting even worse as of late. I am sick of it and wish it would stop. I totally empathise with your despair and frustation.Krankihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462291033293033179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452695.post-11415533205114056552009-04-04T09:52:00.000-05:002009-04-04T09:52:00.000-05:00I rather like when you get soap=boxy. You always h...I rather like when you get soap=boxy. You always have something meaningful, passionate and well written. Get on it more often, I say.Dr. Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452695.post-78056700581385751672009-04-04T00:38:00.000-05:002009-04-04T00:38:00.000-05:00A promise is a promise - thank you for this. It's ...A promise is a promise - thank you for this. It's very interesting to me to hear the side of someone who worked there, and I didn't know the CEO was a reasonable guy. I do like Obama and I voted for him, but I think it's the height of arrogance for him to ask a CEO to resign.<BR/><BR/>I have owned two cars and each was a Saturn, and the biggest reason I bought them was because they're made in Tennessee - not overseas. It's a damn good car and I was happy to put money into the pockets of people here making a decent wage.<BR/><BR/>I used to be a labor reporter. It infuriates me when workers are blamed for a company's mistakes, and when they're also expected to fucking starve while CEOS go off with golden parachutes, even if they ran the company into the ground!<BR/><BR/>Alan, you have nothing to apologize for. This was an honest and insightful thing to write.Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452695.post-89858721898583775712009-04-03T22:25:00.000-05:002009-04-03T22:25:00.000-05:00So wait, I'm confused? Does this mean that part o...So wait, I'm confused? Does this mean that part of the ongoing madness, they are taking away your pension? I'm sorry, but there is no excuse for that. I believe in buying American when I can, but when folks who DO the work are thrown under the bus so the execs can party like it's 1999? No, I'm sorry, unacceptable.<BR/><BR/>I'm not going to lie, I own a '99 Kia, and the main criteria I used when buying it was price/performance. Nothing domestic got that kind of gas mileage for under 10K with a much longer warranty.<BR/><BR/>All the major US car companies need to put value back into the product, and the people who do the hard work. I hope they didn't really take your pension. I was starting to think that when it comes time to replace my Jumper, that I'd get an American car. Now I'm wondering.<BR/><BR/>When are the people who DO the work going to get a bailout? Your pension was part of the compensation plan they offered when you hired on, it's almost always in lieu of more money up front. Having them take your pension from you means theft, means they lied, means that the white shirts are more important than the people who do the work.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry, but that's wrong.Samantha Shantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10586759980410037672noreply@blogger.com