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Offline Ripper29

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« Reply #15 on: April 25, 2005, 01:02:55 PM »
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Other areas, such as TVs and CD players, it's tougher cause American Made is so much more expensive, but if you make half an effort you'll find Made in America goods are out there, it takes a bit of effort to find them is all.


Is that not the point though...the whole idea about buying American Made is about supporting your own economy (which includes the unions).  Does the principal of  buying American Made only apply to the less expensive items?  Part of the problem as I see it is that the Unions have done great things for the workers but this has resulted in higher cost to the consumer, which means the consumer has to buy imported products as they are cheaper and more affordable.  I know that this is a over simplified statement and that the issues are much more complex.  I guess the point I am making is if you take a stand on an issue, such as buying American Made, then you need to stand by it even if it cost's a little (or a lot) more.
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« Reply #16 on: April 25, 2005, 01:03:53 PM »
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Do you count "Made in USA, Assembled in Malaysia" as well ? :D


Not until we take it and the annexation is complete. :D
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« Reply #17 on: April 25, 2005, 01:06:34 PM »
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Take Harley Davidson. The all American motorcycle has Japanese carbs, brakes etc.  


 Easy to cure and usualy is.
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« Reply #18 on: April 25, 2005, 01:07:11 PM »
"I guess the point I am making is if you take a stand on an issue, such as buying American Made, then you need to stand by it even if it cost's a little (or a lot) more."

Yep same is true here in Blighty if you want to buy British made. We got one less product to buy now that Rover MG has gone!
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« Reply #19 on: April 25, 2005, 01:09:45 PM »
Ah but Jackal those Harleys stop and run good now! In the bad old days of American brakes you'd be through the back of the car in front amd out the other side before they bit! Buells are great though, I'd buy American if it handled and went ok. I fear another "choppers are the only valid bike argument" starting:lol :lol
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« Reply #20 on: April 25, 2005, 01:21:28 PM »
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I suggest carpet bombing and then we can  establish proper democracy....


Then you will have choice my lill son  
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Ya the Marshall Plan kinda backfired on us :)

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« Reply #21 on: April 25, 2005, 01:26:16 PM »
Made in China is better.
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« Reply #22 on: April 25, 2005, 01:26:36 PM »
Well guys i dont know what to say....

Does it realy matter ... coz some of those chinese companies as well as some of emrekan are owned by little green men from Norway.....  


IMO its pointless to think about it. You should be rather interesting whos the owner of the company and not where is the factory located.
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« Reply #23 on: April 25, 2005, 01:27:53 PM »
Well wer'll find out when the Chinese asset strippers start trying to build Rover 75s!

How dumb are managers in this country sometimes? I honestly wonder why we just don't put up a big for sale sign.:rolleyes:
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« Reply #24 on: April 25, 2005, 01:42:28 PM »
I buy what works best for me.  Too many times I bought made in the USA only to find it was crap.  Having said that, most of my purchases are manufactured in the USA and Asia.  Rarely do I buy any goods made in Europe or Africa.  

Americans have a strong heritage for manufacturing.  If we cannot compete fairly by producing superior products at a competative price then we deserve to fail in the global marketplace.
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« Reply #25 on: April 25, 2005, 02:15:54 PM »
I try to avoid union made and especially USA union made products whenever I can.

It's very easy to do, on both counts.
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« Reply #26 on: April 25, 2005, 02:16:43 PM »
I dunno... any manufacturer that has a unionized workforce probably deserves it.
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« Reply #27 on: April 25, 2005, 03:25:55 PM »
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I dunno... any manufacturer that has a unionized workforce probably deserves it.


This kind of reminds me of the hourly vs salary fights that prevailed in the US auto companies back in the 70's-80's.

The white collar type's smugly proclaming that the blue collar type's should compete on a global basis never figuring that their engineering, marketing, design etc. prowess could be matched by pro's in other countries.

Now I have been self employed for over 30 years and get paid for what I produce, so I have no ax to grind.

When the public employees in the US are willing to accept compensation packages on par with their brethren in the countries that produce the products/services that they so warmly embrace I will take their comments with less than a grain of salt.

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« Reply #28 on: April 25, 2005, 03:33:57 PM »
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In the bad old days of American brakes you'd be through the back of the car in front amd out the other side before they bit!


Really?  How many Harleys did you ride in the bad old days through the back of a car?  How many?
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« Reply #29 on: April 25, 2005, 03:38:11 PM »
quality and price first

"made in" is second, if at all
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