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Michael Moore:
[voice-over]
So this was GM chairman Roger Smith. And he appeared to have a brilliant plan: First, close 11 factories in the U.S., then open 11 in Mexico where you pay the workers 70 cents an hour. Then, use the money you've saved by building cars in Mexico to take over other companies, preferably high-tech firms and weapons manufacturers. Next, tell the union you're broke and they happily agree to give back a couple billion dollars in wage cuts. You then take that money from the workers, and eliminate their jobs by building more foreign factories. Roger Smith was a true genius
[voice-over]
So this was GM chairman Roger Smith. And he appeared to have a brilliant plan: First, close 11 factories in the U.S., then open 11 in Mexico where you pay the workers 70 cents an hour. Then, use the money you've saved by building cars in Mexico to take over other companies, preferably high-tech firms and weapons manufacturers. Next, tell the union you're broke and they happily agree to give back a couple billion dollars in wage cuts. You then take that money from the workers, and eliminate their jobs by building more foreign factories. Roger Smith was a true genius
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So this was GM chairman Roger Smith
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He appeared to have a brilliant plan
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First close 1 1 factories in the U S
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then open 1 1 in Mexico where you pay the workers 70 cents an hour
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Use the money you saved by building cars in Mexico to take over other companies
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preferably high tech firms and weapons manufacturers
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Next tell the union you're broke
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and they happily give back a couple of billion dollars in wage cuts
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Then take that money from workers
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and eliminate their jobs by building more foreign factories
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Roger Smith was a true genius
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Movie Summary
After General Motors closes its factory in Flint, Michigan, eliminating 35,000 jobs, filmmaker Michael Moore undertakes a quixotic quest to interview General Motors' chairman, Roger B. Smith.
