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  • June 1, 2009 at 9:44 AM #408935
    nostradamus
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    [quote=jpinpb]Ahem… with the way our economy is, now would be a good time to be patriotic and buy American, or at least not Chinese.[/quote]
    I’m not so sure about that. I don’t want lots of money to be kept in America. I want it to go away. The dollar may be stronger this way. We can either flood the US with dollars or we can spread them around the world. I don’t know if this makes sense.

    American companies will do whatever it takes to increase their profit margin, I understand this and don’t feel any particular favoritism/loyalty/patriotism or whatever. This is all marketing to emotions.

    Foreign products are levied with taxes and tariffs and are still able to compete here. Von’s wouldn’t sell them if they didn’t get any profit from it.

    Anyhow, it’s a worthwhile experiment, I just don’t think the outcome will be as you expect.

    June 1, 2009 at 9:51 AM #408253
    Rt.66
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    I have found that lots of folks, once they choose the dark side and jump over to supporting foriegn brands, they embark on a quest to justify thier decision. One way they attempt to do that is to make absurd over-statements………

    [quote=nostradamus]
    I don’t want lots of money to be kept in America. I want it to go away. The dollar may be stronger this way. .[/quote]

    June 1, 2009 at 9:51 AM #408492
    Rt.66
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    I have found that lots of folks, once they choose the dark side and jump over to supporting foriegn brands, they embark on a quest to justify thier decision. One way they attempt to do that is to make absurd over-statements………

    [quote=nostradamus]
    I don’t want lots of money to be kept in America. I want it to go away. The dollar may be stronger this way. .[/quote]

    June 1, 2009 at 9:51 AM #408737
    Rt.66
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    I have found that lots of folks, once they choose the dark side and jump over to supporting foriegn brands, they embark on a quest to justify thier decision. One way they attempt to do that is to make absurd over-statements………

    [quote=nostradamus]
    I don’t want lots of money to be kept in America. I want it to go away. The dollar may be stronger this way. .[/quote]

    June 1, 2009 at 9:51 AM #408798
    Rt.66
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    I have found that lots of folks, once they choose the dark side and jump over to supporting foriegn brands, they embark on a quest to justify thier decision. One way they attempt to do that is to make absurd over-statements………

    [quote=nostradamus]
    I don’t want lots of money to be kept in America. I want it to go away. The dollar may be stronger this way. .[/quote]

    June 1, 2009 at 9:51 AM #408950
    Rt.66
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    I have found that lots of folks, once they choose the dark side and jump over to supporting foriegn brands, they embark on a quest to justify thier decision. One way they attempt to do that is to make absurd over-statements………

    [quote=nostradamus]
    I don’t want lots of money to be kept in America. I want it to go away. The dollar may be stronger this way. .[/quote]

    June 1, 2009 at 9:52 AM #408258
    nostradamus
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    Also just because something is “made in China” doesn’t mean the profit from it isn’t going to an American company…

    June 1, 2009 at 9:52 AM #408497
    nostradamus
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    Also just because something is “made in China” doesn’t mean the profit from it isn’t going to an American company…

    June 1, 2009 at 9:52 AM #408742
    nostradamus
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    Also just because something is “made in China” doesn’t mean the profit from it isn’t going to an American company…

    June 1, 2009 at 9:52 AM #408804
    nostradamus
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    Also just because something is “made in China” doesn’t mean the profit from it isn’t going to an American company…

    June 1, 2009 at 9:52 AM #408955
    nostradamus
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    Also just because something is “made in China” doesn’t mean the profit from it isn’t going to an American company…

    June 1, 2009 at 9:53 AM #408263
    Rt.66
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    [quote=jpinpb]nost – LOL. That’s what I had was a GT 5.0. Not a T-top, though. I think it was an SVU. Scratching grey mater here.

    In any case, we are going a little OT. I challenge you guys for a month to buy American, or at least not Chinese. As the first reply posted, good luck. But try![/quote]

    It’s a great plan. But let’s not stop at small ticket items. If consumers show a preference for US made products then industry will evolve to meet that need.

    June 1, 2009 at 9:53 AM #408502
    Rt.66
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    [quote=jpinpb]nost – LOL. That’s what I had was a GT 5.0. Not a T-top, though. I think it was an SVU. Scratching grey mater here.

    In any case, we are going a little OT. I challenge you guys for a month to buy American, or at least not Chinese. As the first reply posted, good luck. But try![/quote]

    It’s a great plan. But let’s not stop at small ticket items. If consumers show a preference for US made products then industry will evolve to meet that need.

    June 1, 2009 at 9:53 AM #408747
    Rt.66
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    [quote=jpinpb]nost – LOL. That’s what I had was a GT 5.0. Not a T-top, though. I think it was an SVU. Scratching grey mater here.

    In any case, we are going a little OT. I challenge you guys for a month to buy American, or at least not Chinese. As the first reply posted, good luck. But try![/quote]

    It’s a great plan. But let’s not stop at small ticket items. If consumers show a preference for US made products then industry will evolve to meet that need.

    June 1, 2009 at 9:53 AM #408810
    Rt.66
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    [quote=jpinpb]nost – LOL. That’s what I had was a GT 5.0. Not a T-top, though. I think it was an SVU. Scratching grey mater here.

    In any case, we are going a little OT. I challenge you guys for a month to buy American, or at least not Chinese. As the first reply posted, good luck. But try![/quote]

    It’s a great plan. But let’s not stop at small ticket items. If consumers show a preference for US made products then industry will evolve to meet that need.

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