Buy American?

earwicker7

30 minutes outside of Los Angeles and they're all over the place. Not quite as bad as growing up back in Indiana, but you can't get away from them. I'm sure there are rednecks in China, India, Mexico, etc..

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antennahead

Nice to know we don't have a lock on them here in the deep south

John

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j.arnaldo

...I must confess I've been considering the Mercury Milan as a DD; you know, like to spare my Zed the daily wear and tear. The main problem's the pre$ent $ituation!

Decker@Forged

So she's anti 'import' ...

yet she shops at Walmart where almost all of their products are MADE IN CHINA.

vipor

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dalparadise

Even a Japanese auto purchase keeps a lot of Americans at work. The dealership that sold you the car is most likely American owned. The salesperson who earned his commission is an American. The service guys and make-ready staff are all American. The local advertising guys are too. The national ad guys, who are paid by a charge embedded in the sticker price are most likely Americans, as are their bosses.

The tires can come from a variety of countries -- many come from the USA -- and have their own chain of dealers, sales and marketing staffs ans such who are connected to this country. The XM subscription supports a US company. The oil and gas you run through the engine may be sourced overseas, but ultimately finds ways to profit Americans working for American companies -- including the initial fill-up you get "free" with your new car. Most likely that came from a nearby station or perhaps a local distributor who pays an American trucker to bring in gas to the dealer's on-site tank. If they buy it from the corner station, there's another chain of distributors, truckers, brokers and such who are Americans and lined their pockets with your Japanese purchase.

Of course little things like light bulbs, hinges, filters, belts, hoses may or may not be sourced from here, but if they are, each can lay claim to a long chain of Americans who depend upon that purchase for their livelihood.

And don't get me started on the insurance and financing required to drive the thing off the lot in the first place. A lot of Americans feed their families from those parts of this "foreign" purchase.

Fact is, you couldn't make an exclusively foreign car purchase in this country if your life depended on it.

antennahead

Yep, now how do we educate the "buy American" rednecks?

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dalparadise

All that said, there's nothing wrong with buying a Chevy or even feeling better about the purchase if that's your thing. But, if you think someone is betraying the country or neglecting the American worker by buying foreign, you're just ignoring some really visible facts.

antennahead

Oh I agree, no problem with anyone purchasing any make, but I do have a problem with the misguided thinking we are "anti American" by purchasing a foreign brand.

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dad

Foreign brand-I do not consider it (Z), a foreign brand. I know your not referring to it(Z), as a foreign brand. But, you are referring to the people that suffer from idiopathic mental capacity.

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antennahead

I don't consider it a foreign brand either. My statement was to the ignorant "buy American" haters who "think" they know what is American made versus a foreign brand. As was discussed in previous posts, everything from design to parts to assembly to sales is a conglomeration of origins.

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dad

Hey John, I included you. I know you well enough, that your not referring to it(Z), as a foreign brand. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear in my post.

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Modshack

Yeah...Every Honda you guys buy contributes to my Pension (and I'm American).......

# More than 367,000 private sector jobs, and $17 billion in annual wages and salaries, are generated as a result of Honda’s total U.S. operations.
# Almost 152,000 private sector jobs are a result of Honda’s direct employment in the United States. Associated wages and salaries are estimated to be $9 billion.
# More than 215,000 private sector jobs are generated by Honda’s dealerships and Honda product-related retail employment in the United States. Their estimated associated wages and salaries are approximately $8 billion

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antennahead

Great post It's sad the ignorant don't understand this!

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fullmonty

If you really want to upset them, tell them the Z is about as American as the new Challengers and Camaros which are built in a Canadian plant with the majority of the parts coming from outside of the USA.