Workers of the world -- grovel for your crumbs!

The GOP's war on the blue collar worker continues. Hedge funds just got a $200 billion bailout, just to ensure no ones ascot gets in a twist. UAW workers? Grovel for your scraps. .... I said grovel!!!

Look, I don't have much sympathy for the UAW as they pretty much joined with auto management in the opposition to fuel economy standards, safety standards, environmental requirements -- all things that are coming back to bite the auto industry. The workers will have to take some of the hits - that's the downfall of working in an industry that has failed to move on with the times. It's just the government taking blood from the little guy while letting the rich get away fairly scott free, allowing them to earn whatever they can, is what bothers me.

I'm so disgusted by the hypocrisy of the GOP. They've barely said boo about bonuses much more than $65k to the guys in the financial industry who got us in this mess. But now, all of a sudden, according to the GOP, $65k a year is too much for the average American? Wasn't this the party of Joe 6 Pack a month ago?

The banking industry, who pretty much got us into this mess, gets a blank check and retention bonuses for their employees, while the workers of one of our last major manufacturer industries, are forced to settle for a lower standard of living. Again, I'm not holding the UAW blameless in the domestic auto industry's mess; they've done plenty kill work rule decisions or design of products that would hurt the their own interests over the years even though it would have left their companies in a much more competitive position. I just feel that they shouldn't be held to a different standard.

I believe that all parties need to accept changing economic conditions in the auto industry, but, if the government is going to force the blue collar workers to accept terms such as lower wages, I question why they have not done the same for the workers, who still have jobs, in the financial industry too. Not only do we not hold them to the same standard, we using our taxes going to pay them "retention" bonuses. Hey, if they want to leave in this economy, let them go. There are plenty of others who would be willing to fill their shoes and, after what has gone on lately, could probably do a better job.

If we're going to force UAW workers to take a pay cut, then I suggest every single employee in the financial sector (well, maybe not the janitors) take a similar pay cut. Fair's fair and they're the ones who really hurt the country. The same demands as are being imposed on the blue-collar workers of the automotive industry should be placed on the white-collar workers of the financial industry.