Posted by Alan Baker on December 13, 2008, 9:18 pm
In article
> On Dec 13, 7:20 am, wis...@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> Asian auto-maker propaganda [snipped]
>
> Rather than sending your dollars to Tokyo or Seoul, try to help your
> neighbors and yourself by buying a US made automobile. As is well
> known.. keeping one dollar in your local economy, generates even more
> dollars as that money recirculates creating compounded wealth.
>
> The PRIMARY reason that the US economy is failing is due to the
> reduction of US manufacturing capability which results in fewer
> exports and more imports over the last 15 years.
> The US's wealth has been drained away.
>
> If we lose the auto industry in America, we also lose 1/7th of all US
> jobs.
> Think about that.
>
> The wall-street giveaway of 800 BILLION to a crook business sector
> might keep the house of cards aloft (and the super-rich richer) for a
> year or two... but ultimately matters will become EVEN WORSE when that
> money runs out.
>
> We will never solve our current economic problem by shuffling paper
> and pretending that paper shuffling actually creates wealth.. it
> doesn't.. it just re-distributes wealth upward to a select few.
>
> America needs to re-industrialize itself. It's the only way out.
> And there's no time start but NOW.. and by saving the US auto
> industry.
Instead of doing that, just give me $20.
That will keep your money in the local economy, too, right?
--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Posted by lorad on December 14, 2008, 1:20 am
> lorad wrote:
> >If we lose the auto industry in America, we also lose 1/7th of all US
> >jobs.
> >Think about that.
> I am - Does that include all the US plants run by Honda, Toyota, BMW,
> Mercedes, etc? Does that figure also include all the car dealers who
> provide more jobs than the car companies?
Those are all foreign cars.. All of the benefits of manufacturing go
back to their parent countries - not the US.
> Does that assume all production will go overseas and no one will be
> driving (buying cars) in the US?
Don't be obtuse..
If all we have is foreign cars.. then all our money will also go back
overseas.
> Sounds like propaganda to me.
Yours... your propaganda.
Get a brain.
Posted by Alan Baker on December 14, 2008, 4:40 am
In article
> > lorad wrote:
> >
> > >If we lose the auto industry in America, we also lose 1/7th of all US
> > >jobs.
> > >Think about that.
> >
> > I am - Does that include all the US plants run by Honda, Toyota, BMW,
> > Mercedes, etc? Does that figure also include all the car dealers who
> > provide more jobs than the car companies?
>
> Those are all foreign cars.. All of the benefits of manufacturing go
> back to their parent countries - not the US.
I'm sure the people who work in the plants will be glad to hear you
think they don't matter.
--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Posted by Daniel T. on December 14, 2008, 9:35 am
> wrote:
> > lorad wrote:
> >
> > > If we lose the auto industry in America, we also lose 1/7th of
> > > all US jobs. Think about that.
> >
> > I am - Does that include all the US plants run by Honda, Toyota,
> > BMW, Mercedes, etc? Does that figure also include all the car
> > dealers who provide more jobs than the car companies?
>
> Those are all foreign cars.. All of the benefits of manufacturing go
> back to their parent countries - not the US.
>
> > Does that assume all production will go overseas and no one will
> > be driving (buying cars) in the US?
>
> Don't be obtuse.. If all we have is foreign cars.. then all our
> money will also go back overseas.
And if the government borrows money to bail the big three out, who do
you think they have to borrow it from? Where do all the interest
payments go?... Overseas...
Posted by Matthew Russotto on December 17, 2008, 4:44 pm
>>
>> I am - Does that include all the US plants run by Honda, Toyota, BMW,
>> Mercedes, etc? Does that figure also include all the car dealers who
>> provide more jobs than the car companies?
>Those are all foreign cars.. All of the benefits of manufacturing go
>back to their parent countries - not the US.
Well, except for all the wages and salaries of all the plant workers,
and the US suppliers of material to the plant, and the US
transporation providers servicing the plant, and the US utilities
providing power and water to the plant... I guess you're pretty much
off base here.
--
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>
> Asian auto-maker propaganda [snipped]
>
> Rather than sending your dollars to Tokyo or Seoul, try to help your
> neighbors and yourself by buying a US made automobile. As is well
> known.. keeping one dollar in your local economy, generates even more
> dollars as that money recirculates creating compounded wealth.
>
> The PRIMARY reason that the US economy is failing is due to the
> reduction of US manufacturing capability which results in fewer
> exports and more imports over the last 15 years.
> The US's wealth has been drained away.
>
> If we lose the auto industry in America, we also lose 1/7th of all US
> jobs.
> Think about that.
>
> The wall-street giveaway of 800 BILLION to a crook business sector
> might keep the house of cards aloft (and the super-rich richer) for a
> year or two... but ultimately matters will become EVEN WORSE when that
> money runs out.
>
> We will never solve our current economic problem by shuffling paper
> and pretending that paper shuffling actually creates wealth.. it
> doesn't.. it just re-distributes wealth upward to a select few.
>
> America needs to re-industrialize itself. It's the only way out.
> And there's no time start but NOW.. and by saving the US auto
> industry.