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Friday, November 7, 2008

Progressive Opportunities In Auto Industry Troubles

100 DAYS THAT RESHAPED THE AMERICAN HEALTHCARE COOPERATIVE

Events in the auto industry may be serving up the first god-given opportunity to the new Obama Administration to seize the day on long overdue healthcare reforms...

FACTS:

  1. 1. GM's health and pension liabilities are coming your way, bankruptcy now or bankruptcy later. Maybe Ford's and Chrysler's too.
  2. 2. It would be foolish to let the entire auto industry evaporate during an otherwise normal economic slowdown, spurred by a financial panic.

CARPE DIEM!

Along with the State of Michigan, it's time to build a new, forward-looking health care cooperative with American business.

GM and Ford, believe it or not, are a perfect place to start. I suspect their managements are willing patients, even in good times, having taken up healthcare publicly many times already. In the UAW, the industry also comes with a natural, in-house ally for comprehensive reform.

Think about it, seriously. The case to seize the day on this is overwhelmingly compelling. I can list at least a dozen "pros", just off the top of my head...

ref:
GM Executive: Next 100 Days Critical For GM, US Auto Industry