Quote from Humpy:
The US and Europe are in for a nasty shock !
They won't be able to compete against the "bric" countries until shopfloor wages and benefits have fallen to their level. GM is just the first dinasour to go !
The good news is that their wages and benefits should rise if they are allowed to. I.E. the fatcats don't cream off all the winnings.
Can the West hold on long enough for some industries to survive, albeit in a very slimmed down state? Time will tell. Re-locating plant abroad is one way around the problem but that doesn't save jobs at home.