So much of our economy is involved in the car business – jobs, steel, electronics, tires, etc. And with General Motors having long been a major car company, some used to say that “What’s good for General Motors is good for the country.”
GM’s performance used to be a reasonably accurate “thermometer” for the well-being of our nation’s whole economy.
Lots of things have changed, but there’s still much interest in what GM is doing. So it is good news for Tennessee, and all of us, that General Motors is recalling 400 idled workers at its Middle Tennessee plant at Spring Hill, which builds four-cylinder engines for several GM models.
In this case, what’s good for General Motors is good for everybody.