There's a reason why Mercedes and Toyota aren't going bankrupt. Germany and Japan got decent health care plans after World War II.
The US was supposed to get one at the same time, but Repuke obstructionists blocked it then too. So the Germans and the Japanese went on to make decent cars, not having to worry about administering their employee's health care plans, and they're still doing well.
Now obviously the Detroit auto companies have other issues, but the health care of their employees and retirees is definitely a big slice of their financial pizza. Naturally, the corporatist response to that is "Well then the goddamn unions should give up their health care". Yeah right.... in exchange for what? Because this country (unlike the rest of the fucking civilized world) doesn't have any other options.
Yet.
