While the UAW says it wants pensions restored, Ford CFO John Lawler said that for Ford's unionized workers, it's not going to happen.
    • bpm@lemmy.ml
      71·
      1 year ago

      I lost interest in ford when they killed the Fiesta/Focus.

        • I_Comment_On_EVERYTHING@lemmings.world
          2·
          1 year ago

          Fair point, as far as “modern” trucks go that one is reasonable-ish.

          My dream car is a Ford ranger (or slightly smaller) sized cabover with an 8 foot bed. Something like a modern take on the Japanese Kei cars but with actual power (maybe electric) and towing capacity. It doesn’t need to be able to move a 40’ fifth wheel filled to the brim with atvs and motorcycles but just enough for a trailer with a ride on lawnmower or similar.

  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.caEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    Plans of the past can be implemented. Plans of the future are nothing but handwaving.

    Let’s have more plans of the past combined with some integrity.

    Or, we say goodbye to yet another “too big to fail” corporation.

  • Microtom [none/use name]@hexbear.net
    310·
    1 year ago

    Employer pensions don’t make sense. If you want to forgo some of your purchasing powers to keep money for your later years, nobody is stopping you. There aren’t any advantages in letting your employer do that for you.

    • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
      8·
      1 year ago

      That’s a sound functioning theory, but a terrible practical outcome. Too many people are horrible at saving money for themselves and while you can have a “screw them then” outlook on those people, the simple fact is that our society would get really screwed up after a few generations worth of millions of 80 year olds trying to work because they didn’t save money and everyone else would bleed money because of it.

      Then you look at the predatory business model that’s in full swing where boards are literally legally required to try and make shareholders as much money as possible that are designed to try and get people to spend any money they can and it becomes even harder for many people to save. Leaving everyone to just save for themselves will simply not work in this day and age. Too many people wouldn’t manage it. It would ultimately mean the government would end up dealing with the millions on penniless people, which means tax dollars would be spent on them, which means YOUD be paying for their care.