Pardon me if I have missed the point
but I thought Australia gave Ford Motor Company umpteen million dollars in
exchange for longevity, new models and the creation of about 300 jobs – post
GFC. A contract. Now we believe our money
went to the United States to prop up their ailing head office and Ford in
Australia are downsizing and shedding
some 330 jobs – a 600 job differential. Maybe I am being too simple but as a
taxpayer, I want my money back for breach of contract and/ or perhaps a lien on
the factory with a view to calling in the loan and installing someone good at
crisis management – say for instance Jeff Kennett who is a proven whiz bang at
pulling our State out of financial disaster.
Ford are obviously producing cars that
few people want and they must have ignored their own market research to do
that. Why do we as taxpayers have to pay
for this mis-management?
I know we have a Labour Government who
is desperate to be seen keeping people in work but where do we draw the line.
It seems we have paid millions to lose 600 jobs. I just don’t understand.
