As an American, One should Only purchase American cars to preserve and encourage American Business

Pro still hasn't addressed the most important tenet of my case, that being comparative advantage. Additionally, I've argued that buying foreign doesn't actually devalue the dollar, rendering Pro's entire case moot. His rebuttals in the previous round demonstrate a fundamental misunderstanding of monetary policy and international trade. 1. Despite his fervent protestations, Pro is most assuredly still a xenophobe "Buying within ones own country no matter what the race of those who live there supports further trade within their own country." Xenoobia is not prejudice against any particular race, xenophobia is prejudice against foreigners.[1] So yes, even if Pro is not a racist, he is still a xenophobe. Has utterly failed to convince me of the intrinsic worth of magical, imaginary lines in the sand. "Not everyone, or even a majority of Americans is invested in these items, putting them at great financial risk due to the purchase of these foreign vehicles." So? Then they should get invested in gold, commodities, and foreign stocks. Moreover, Pro still hasn't explained how buying foreign actually hurts the dollar in the first place. I have also argued that consumers could simply take their savings from buying foreign and use it to purchase other domestic products, or invest in American businesses. This objection has gone unanswered. Also when we trade with a foreign country we are essentially dealing in the gold of our national treasury. No we're not. We've been off the gold standard for 40 years, brah.[2] 2. Buying foreign can be economically beneficial "You may not care about a waning dollar, but a majority of United States citizens will." That's all fine and good, but as I already explained, buying foreign doesn't actually hurt the dollar. Even if it did, there are better ways to benefit one's country. 3. Buying foreign doesn't necessarily hurt American workers "Nevertheless, a great deal of money leaves our country." Just like a great deal of money leaves our country when we buy "American" cars built in Mexico? "They will use it to support their own business within their own country." Irrelevant. This won't devalue the dollar. If they're using the money for something, they're increasing its value. Even if they're just sitting on it, or investing it, they're increasing its value. Going back to my analogy from the second round, if Currency X is only accepted in Country A, Country B will have no choice but to use X to buy more goods from A. This is basic economics. "They have gone bankrupt, and yet, they are still here." So basically what you're saying is that whether we buy American or not, the government is still going to make sure these businesses don't fail. The total losses they suffer at the hands of their competitors will be proportional to the amount that we save by buying foreign. In other words, Pro has undermined his entire case. "I'm reffering to the engineers who actually design all of these vehicles. Automotive engineering basically incorporates elements of mechanical, electrical, electronic, software, and safety engineering. In other words, it's a highly adaptable skill set.[3] Even if capital isn't perfectly mobile, Pro's argument still doesn't work. If we were to apply it consistently, all industry would have to remain static in order to prevent people with specific skill sets from ever being unemployed due to technological advancements, market fluctuations, business cycles, etc. Pro is basically nitpicking. He hasn't raised any real, substantive objections to the major tenets of comparative advantage. "Maybe, or they could invest it in their own or other countries leaving American business in the dust due to their lack of funds. Money has no intrinsic value. It's just paper. It has instrumental value insofar as it acts as an intermediate we use to purchase other goods or to act as a store of value, but in order to fulfill this role, no set quantity is necessary. Money is only valuable in relation to the things we can purchase with it. If the money supply was cut in half, what was left would double in value due to supply and demand. When foreign countries take and invest it, they are increasing it's value. Wealth accumulation is not a zero sum game. 5. Protectionism stifles competition and innovation "Or it could hapen at a degree in between where American companies are stimulated into succuss and the foreign companies have honest competition again." This isn't even coherent. Learn to speak English. References: 1. http://dictionary.reference.com... 2. http://en.wikipedia.org... 3. http://en.wikipedia.org...