Originally Posted by jplinville

I blame the unions for artificially inflating wages, which increases the cost of the finished product. $35 an hour to chase wire harnesses on an assembly line is way too much.

Once wages settle down, then the price of product will settle down. It's a matter of supply and demand.

But, there's plenty of blame to go around...government regs, increased wages, etc. Keeping government out of things is the first and cheapest thing all around to do.