GOP Savior Says No.

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At a press conference, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) said that he isn't running for president in 2012, Politico reports. "Jindal said he's planning to run for reelection in 2011,…

Another GOP talking point dismantled

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What a surprise, UAW workers don’t make $73 an hour. Who knew…

That’s because labor costs, for all the attention they have been receiving, make up only about 10 percent of the cost of making a vehicle. An extra $800 per vehicle would certainly help Detroit, but the Big Three already often sell their cars for about $2,500 less than equivalent cars from Japanese companies, analysts at the International Motor Vehicle Program say. Even so, many Americans no longer want to own the cars being made by General Motors, Ford and Chrysler.

The calculations show, accurately enough, that for every hour a unionized worker puts in, one of the Big Three really does spend about $73 on compensation. So the number isn’t made up. But it is the combination of three very different categories.

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