So being pro-active is not commendable? Kicking the can down the road like GM and Chrysler and then letting the government come in to save you when it caught up to is good business ? The UAW had much to do with this, first by the demands in pay and benefit packages that are completely out of line for work performed. It took many years to slowly bring it here but even a pin hole in the bottom of the bucket will drain it. Then the refusal to take cuts to preserve their jobs was selfish on their ( the rank and file) part.
If the Ford family sole purpose was to keep control then so be it, but I doubt that was the entire reason. Who says that is bad business ? The steps they took kept the company afloat worked, and kept their employees working. Should it be more commendable than letting the government come in and get their hands in it ? In my mind absolutely!
I have never been a Ford guy, I live where GM factories are a big part of the economy, they are always in the news here and always need a tax break or grant of some kind to bribe them into adding more jobs. I work right up the road from the plant DMV noted earlier and know many people who work their. I have family that works in another plant and always get the GM discount but last May I bought my last GM vehicle. I will put my money with a company like Ford next time, at least they had the vision to see where they were headed and took steps to keep it working, even if it was just to keep control it worked.
When did it become wrong to want to keep control of a company that bears your family name ? It seems to me that they still have a vision for the company and would rather put their reputation on the line rather than to a bunch of shareholders whose intentions may not be the same.
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