OMG! Somebody finally gets it!

[lilpup]

the people doing the work must realize that most of the work isn't that difficult and doesn't deserve much over $15 to $20 an hour if that.

Contrary to popular misperception, the line jobs weren't then, and certainly aren't now, overpaid. At $23/hour that's only $46K a year for the standard 40 hrs/wk, 2000 hrs/yr. Under the new UAW contract the starting wage is something like $14/hr.

A point to note: The state/province in North America that produces the most cars now is Ontario. Canada has taxes typically higher than the US, Canada has environmental regulations, Canada has the CAW, Canada has a slight advantage with the exchange rate. What's the primary difference between Canada and the US? Universal health care.