It probably comes down partly to the USA not being able to secure the 2012 or in liklihood, the 2016 games. To spend all that money, then have a tape delayed Olympics minimizes the effect. USA companies bankroll the Olypics and this might be the beginning of a trend.
Complaining about Lagat being the new face of American distance running? Well I am proud to have him for the USA. We haven't had a better chance to medal in 20 years! He should be the new face! Yes all the Webb nut holders are not liking this but until he proves he can run through semis and rounds and then do good in a final, he will not medal!
If this means a cut in USATF, then I am 100% in favor of it. USATF is the only "professional" organization in the US that counts on funding from hand outs. NOW MAYBE YOU SHOULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO MARKET THE SPORT.
Peeps. GM bringing America down?
More like GM being forced to pay health care costs that the Japanese and Koreans DON'T have to pay.
The biggest profit difference between the two is employee benefits... which are provided to Honda, Nissan, Toyota, and so forth by the Japanese government. We on the other hand don't let GM off so easy. It's a regressive America that's bringing GM down. We act like we still have the manufacturing corner like back in the 60's.
We don't.
Ergo. We lose.
Boston Globe on GM:
"At the company's annual meeting in Detroit last week, CEO Rick Wagoner told shareholders that health benefits add a staggering $1,500 to the price of every vehicle GM makes. GM will spend more than $5.6 billion this year on health coverage for 1.1 million people -- a population greater than Rhode Island's. Yet of that number, only 160,000 or so are current employees: The majority are retirees and their families. And with GM planning to shed 25,000 jobs through attrition over the next three years, its already lopsided ratio of 2.6 retirees per active employee is only going to get worse."
Add in that we have completely different working expectations than most foreign countries, want higher salaries, don't take the competition seriously (i.e. make fun of small market cars), and you have a recipie for letdown.
Give Americans federalized healthcare and suddenly GM is back in the game.
Mr.Price wrote:
Boston Globe on GM:
"At the company's annual meeting in Detroit last week, CEO Rick Wagoner told shareholders that health benefits add a staggering $1,500 to the price of every vehicle GM makes. GM will spend more than $5.6 billion this year on health coverage for 1.1 million people -- a population greater than Rhode Island's. Yet of that number, only 160,000 or so are current employees: The majority are retirees and their families. And with GM planning to shed 25,000 jobs through attrition over the next three years, its already lopsided ratio of 2.6 retirees per active employee is only going to get worse."
Add in that we have completely different working expectations than most foreign countries, want higher salaries, don't take the competition seriously (i.e. make fun of small market cars), and you have a recipie for letdown.
Give Americans federalized healthcare and suddenly GM is back in the game.
Thanks for helping identify the idiots on the message board. Nationalized (socialized) healthcare is a fiasco. The US is far more productive than other countries. Corporations would love nothing better than to get rid of paying health benefits. However, you may not like the outcome.
Remember you want to turn over healthcare to the same people who oversaw the building of the I-35W bridge.