I am Forwarding this message. Need to research the facts, but interesting if true.
Looking like this is a hoax/propaganda. Sorry to have posted before I actually did research. My bad.
Prolly some true, some not. I don't have time to go through all of them though.
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Original Message
Subject: What do Americans think?
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 16:48:29 EST
I'm sure that you will find this interesting. It concerns the philanthropic contributions to the needs and relief of the families of the victims of the attack on the Twin Towers Sept. 11, 2001.
This list concerns such contributions from Automobile and Motorcycle Manufacturers...
Daimler-Chrysler-----------------------------------$10,000,000
Ford-Matching contributions from employees----------$1,000,000
General Motors--Matching employees contributions----$1,000,000
Hyundai-----------------------------------------------$300,000
Volkswagen------------------------------------------$2,000,000
Harley Davidson-------------------------------------$2,000,000 + 30 motorcycles to NYPD
TOTAL----------------------------------------------$16,300,000 + 30 Motorcycles (@ $25,000 each)
Subaru-------------------------------$0
Suzuki-------------------------------$0
Toyota-------------------------------$0
Audi---------------------------------$0
BMW----------------------------------$0
Fiat---------------------------------$0
Honda--------------------------------$0
Isuzu--------------------------------$0
Mitsubishi---------------------------$0
Nissan-------------------------------$0
Porsche------------------------------$0
TOTAL--------------------------------$0
I believe this factual picture speaks for itself. Each of these companies have made millions upon billions from the auto buyers in this country. Their contributions to relief for the families of the victims of this attack speak clearly as to what they think of this country, the people in it and those victims.
I personally believe they should be rewarded respectively for their good will and/or their indifference. With the freedom to purchase any automobile, used or new, in the hands of John and Jane Q. Public, it would seem to me that the choice is quite apparent, unless of course we feel nothing, 0, for those families of victims, as those 12 $0 auto companies feel.
It is time I believe for Americans to speak out and speak out with their dollars. Those who donated, I believe have earned our respect and those who didn't should have earned our disgust.
Please send this on to everyone in your address book and urge them to do likewise. My hope is that all those who donated millions would shortly earn it back, plus much more from a public thankful for their charity. My hope is that every person with a computer read this, it could make a positive difference.