[lbo-talk] Fitch on unions & health insurance

[jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com]

> If the government paid everyone's health insurance bills,
> as those in Canada and most of Europe do, Detroit's Big Three
> could save at least $1,300 per vehicle. Profitability would return.

Where do people come up with this stuff?  Where does this guy think the money would come from for "the government" to pay it?  Are they just going to print it?  Are they just going to get it from a different industry than auto?