Flint's fight to the finish; GM was trying to KO Honda and Toyota. It wound up in a courtroom with Flint and Saginaw.
Washington Monthly › Vol. 20 Nbr. 8, September 1988
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Flint's fight to the finish; GM was trying to KO Honda and Toyota. It wound up in a courtroom with Flint and Saginaw.
GM was trying to KO Honda and Toyota. It wound
up in a courtroom with Flint and Saginaw. "They don't want to be raped anymore," says Michael Shapiro, his voice tight with anger"They are saying, 'You raped us before, but you can't do it anymore. There will be no more raping.' " Shapiro's plan for rape prevention does not include better street lighting, quicker police response, or karate lessons for women. His particular brand of jujitsu is practiced in a courtroom, not on a wrestling mat. And the "rape" victims he's talking about are some of the largest corporations in Americaincluding the giant General Motors Corporation. For the past six years, Shapiro has been suing Michigan cities and townships on behalf of the nation's number one automaker, demanding dramatic cuts in property tax payments. GM is issuing tax challenges in 20 Michigan communities, protesting the tax on 36 of the 65 manufacturing and warehouse facilities that it operates in the state. In doing so, the company is locking horns with local governments in battles that will cost millions of dollars and involve s...See the full content of this document
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