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- From: c23st@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com (Spiros Triantafyllopoulos)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: Profits to Japan?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov6.161401.5438@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com>
- Date: 6 Nov 92 16:14:01 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov6.135931.27898@bnr.ca> dclayton@bnr.ca (Don Clayton) writes:
- >Oh, I see. What you are saying is that companies like GM, IBM, Ford, AT&T, etc.,
- >like to own foreign countries so they buy most of it, and that this is better than
- >exporting. Cool, that way when you kill off 1000's of the population in an accident
- >it doesn't matter because you own everyone.
-
- Happened ONCE. How about the thousands of children in the US who are injured every
- year by counterfeit toys *not* made in the US? (i.e. Don uses an irrelevant argument,
- I counter with an equally irrelevant one in the hope he'll see what he's talking about).
-
- >The NA content of Accords built in Ontario is 70%+. Ask your government, they lost
- >the Free-Trade battle on this one (and the same one on Civics).
-
- I believe the Civic was found below 50%. As for the Accord, Business Week explained
- quite well how $9 in Japanese parts in a $1 US made box amounts to $10 in American goods.
-
- >|> I bought this car (Mustang LX5.0) because:
- >|> 1) it has the heart and soul of american styling and the performance characteristics
- >
- >i.e. - It's gets 4mpg because we like to pollute and we've killed to have low oil prices.
-
- It does *not* get 4mpg. Won't disagree about oil prices though.
-
- |> 2) A lot of the components are made by classmates in high school.
- >
- >i.e. - I'll buy it even if it is crap.
-
- Or I'll pay a 50% tax rate (like in Canada) so that they can collect unemployment.
-
- >i.e. - My standard of living is high because Motorola exports to other countries.
- > Now if we can just get all of our market too then we can own the whole world.
-
- Do you have any problems with Capitalism? (oh, I forgot, you're in Canada :-)).
-
- >Wait until you pay $2.50/gallon like the rest of the world. Oh, I forgot, if anyone
- >tries that on your nation you'll have them shot!
-
- So just because Canadians pay $3.50 for a can of beer I have to pay that too? What
- a logic.
-
- >Fortunately, given the choice again, we would buy Motorola chips even if they aren't
- >built in Canada, because we think they are the best product. Maybe you should try
- >this line of thought, that way you won't look like such a flag waving arrogant american.
- >Mind you, that may be too much to ask.
-
- Considering your .signature...
-
- >Don Clayton
- >a.k.a. Admiral Maverick, DM of the Drow
- >My brain, my thoughts, my words.
- >If I had a million dollars, I'd buy you a K-car (a nice reliant automobile),
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- > **** JAYS in 6 - WORLD CHAMPIONS! ****
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- Spiros
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