In Thursday's class, I wanted to discuss the GM layoff's, causes, problems, and what should our response be. In terms of the causes, GM is not competing with forein automakers, partly because I believe GM is not making cars, that others in foreign nations will drive. The size of vehicles in Europe and other parts of the globe, are predominantly smaller than the cars GM designs. This way of doing business is nationalistic, thinking that sales in the U.S. is the way that GM can sustain profitability. The foreign automakers believe in globalization and GM doesn't. Just look at one of their advertisements with American music, and the American flag somewhere in the background. Now due to this fact and the very large and very powerful UAW, GM lays off 30,000 employees. More thoughts at another time.