View Poll Results: Is buying a foreign car un-american?
yes
5
12.82%
no
34
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Is Buying a Foreign car Un-American?
12-17-2008, 03:56 PM
#31
narrow thinking... and yeah it saved some businesses money in the short run. I used to work for one of the largest outsourcers. I saw them cut around 80,000 jobs while I worked there. I got out just before they cut mine.
Oh... and I work for a design firm now. We've had to deal with a LOT of crappy quality out of overseas printers to "save" a buck.
One of my best friends companies is barely alive because more and more people are outsourcing machine work over seas because its cheaper. Its also MUCH lower quality. They've had more than one company come in and go... you want how much. Screw you we'll take it to denmark. Then it gets damaged in shipment back from denmark or they just do it wrong and my buddies shop has to fix it or redo their work so this "cheaper" product ended up costing more.
Outsourcing may save a few companies a few bucks... in the short run but it damages far more. Like I said before... no jobs no money. No money earned, no money to spend. No money to spend. No customers. So it saved all these companies money for a few years and made the stock market happy but now it's coming around to bite them in the *** because no one can buy their products. Hence an over inflated economy comes crumbling down.
12-17-2008, 04:10 PM
#33
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People want items or services cheap. Blame them
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12-17-2008, 04:14 PM
#34
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i don't understand people that complaint that it's unAmerican to buy foreign stuff.
You know what, next time you go to walmart and look at all the stuff you buy.
95% of the stuff will not be made in US.
Yet American people want good stuff cheap.
You know what, next time you go to walmart and look at all the stuff you buy.
95% of the stuff will not be made in US.
Yet American people want good stuff cheap.
12-17-2008, 08:31 PM
#35
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But then again the topic is on buying a foreign car, not business decisions.
As pointed out many american car companies build their cars in foreign countries, while foreign cars are built here. Toyota as an example builds their cars with americans in mind. If you hadn't noticed look at the big trucks and off road use vehicles.
Toyota has many business operations here in the use. Manufacturing plants and distribution facilities. This alone employees many people.
As pointed out many american car companies build their cars in foreign countries, while foreign cars are built here. Toyota as an example builds their cars with americans in mind. If you hadn't noticed look at the big trucks and off road use vehicles.
Toyota has many business operations here in the use. Manufacturing plants and distribution facilities. This alone employees many people.
12-18-2008, 06:37 AM
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But then again the topic is on buying a foreign car, not business decisions.
As pointed out many american car companies build their cars in foreign countries, while foreign cars are built here. Toyota as an example builds their cars with americans in mind. If you hadn't noticed look at the big trucks and off road use vehicles.
Toyota has many business operations here in the use. Manufacturing plants and distribution facilities. This alone employees many people.
As pointed out many american car companies build their cars in foreign countries, while foreign cars are built here. Toyota as an example builds their cars with americans in mind. If you hadn't noticed look at the big trucks and off road use vehicles.
Toyota has many business operations here in the use. Manufacturing plants and distribution facilities. This alone employees many people.
people are to ignorant to understand how much money they've put in our economy for having those stuff here, giving people jobs and what not. they just jump to conclusion, "no, it does not help us, they rake all the money no matter what."
12-18-2008, 12:52 PM
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^^ well the joint venture plants bring profit to GM.
I think American people is just ignorant.
Because the money really goes to the employees of the manufacturing plant which is in the US.
In their mind set, all the profit the Japanese car manufacturer make is brought back to Japan.
I think American people is just ignorant.
Because the money really goes to the employees of the manufacturing plant which is in the US.
In their mind set, all the profit the Japanese car manufacturer make is brought back to Japan.
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12-18-2008, 01:37 PM
#40
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Which is false. In japan toyota is not the number one selling car company. Also japan has been in a recession for what 5 years now? With all the crazy supposid said money japan is making off the US market is plain stupid. Yes they are doing better than american companies, but to blame them is not the answer.
12-18-2008, 01:41 PM
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I blame china for buying 43% of the US reserves. We will be spending Renminbe as our currency in the next two years. People complain about people who speak only spanish at work, we will have to learn cantonese in the future.
