[quote=patientrenter] In the long run, we’re all better off buying the thing we want most at the best price, regardless of who produced it. [/quote]
What if that means high unemployment and mind numbing deficits? Less money for schools, hospitals, roads and social services? Are we all better off?
That might not be such a crazy statement if American car were like Yugos or something. But they are not; so it’s a crazy statement.
You do realize that Asian cars break don’t you?
Far from being Yugos, consumer reports has ranked American brands ahead of European brands such as BMW and Mercedes for 6 years now. Just how good do we need to get for you?
Even in 2004 these were headlines on USA Today: “Ford Focus was shown to have half as many problems as the BMW 7 Series. And the Buick Regal proved to be the most reliable “family sedan” in the survey, beating out Toyota’s Camry and Nissan’s Maxima”
You can support American manufacturers AND get a car that is at the top or near the top of reliability reports. The way I see it is you can have your cake and eat it too. The idea that buying American means giving up reliability has been dead for years.
We are ALL actually better off supporting each other and our own country.
