Been reading all the stuff today on the Big 3 loan.  I think we can all agree that we <u>don&#39;t</u> want to see American businesses go OUT of business.  But they do need to change...<br /><br />Here&#39;s my opinion.  The executives need to adopt Federal pay scales.  That&#39;s right.  If they&#39;re accepting Federal assistance, then they need to forgo they&#39;re multi-million dollar salaries.  The Presidents of GM and Chrysler do not deserve to make more than the President of the United States when they&#39;re accepting Federal relief&#33;  Likewise for their VPs, who should not make more than the President&#39;s cabinet, etc.  And while they&#39;re at it, sale the G.D. jets, etc. and ******** fly coach with the masses&#33;  What I&#39;ve said here also applies to the bankers and insurance companies, and anyone else who partook of the bailout.<br /><br />As for the UAW... I once belonged to a union in my first job with a defense contractor, and I don&#39;t think unions are inherently evil; but I wonder how the membership would have voted.  Union executives are used to facing off with management and making decisions without consulting the membership until they&#39;ve done the &quot;preliminary&quot; dealing.  For the UAW president to make such a decision without calling for a vote tells me that he hasn&#39;t adjusted to reality.  He thinks he&#39;s still negotiating with company management, when he should be trying to help secure a loan for his company.  I&#39;m almost certain the UAW MEMBERSHIP would have accepted wage concessions, but they never got the chance to weigh in on it (i.e., VOTE).<br /><br />I&#39;m not even going to talk about how the US has sat on its laurels while the Japanese have been inventing more efficient vehicles of every size.<br /><br />Bush will step in, but is anything going to change?