# GM sends letter to suppliers asking them to lobby for money.. gets this in reply **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [March 11, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-sends-letter-to-suppliers-asking-them-to-lobby-for-money-gets-this-in-reply/242739 "2009-03-11T18:59:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 40
**Author:** ![Jimmerz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimmerz/32/6370_2.png) [@Jimmerz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jimmerz)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-sends-letter-to-suppliers-asking-them-to-lobby-for-money-gets-this-in-reply/242739/40 "2009-03-13T12:28:20Z")
> [@Tech Jobs available at my work](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tech-jobs-available-at-my-work/15441/8): > > Those pricks working 35 hours a week drinking coffee and making $85K a year are THE problem. The fact they make shitty cars just adds to it. It’s just funny that after 35 hours a week they go home to their $750K house… Well, they DID… the 85k is all inclusive… not just an hourly wage. it includes what the company pays for in healthcare medical and dental plus the companies contribution to the employees retirement fund plus the life insurance that they take out on you when your hired. the greatest problem the auto industry has is the retirement funds, lay off perks and the growing medical expenses. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-sends-letter-to-suppliers-asking-them-to-lobby-for-money-gets-this-in-reply/242739)._