From: c23st@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com (Spiros Triantafyllopoulos)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Profits to Japan?
Date: 6 Nov 92 16:14:01 GMT
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Organization: Delco Electronics Corp.

In article <1992Nov6.135931.27898@bnr.ca> dclayton@bnr.ca (Don Clayton) writes:
>Oh, I see.  What you are saying is that companies like GM, IBM, Ford, AT&T, etc.,
>like to own foreign countries so they buy most of it, and that this is better than 
>exporting.  Cool, that way when you kill off 1000's of the population in an accident
>it doesn't matter because you own everyone.

Happened ONCE. How about the thousands of children in the US who are injured every
year by counterfeit toys *not* made in the US? (i.e. Don uses an irrelevant argument,
I counter with an equally irrelevant one in the hope he'll see what he's talking about).

>The NA content of Accords built in Ontario is 70%+.  Ask your government, they lost
>the Free-Trade battle on this one (and the same one on Civics).

I believe the Civic was found below 50%. As for the Accord, Business Week explained
quite well how $9 in Japanese parts in a $1 US made box amounts to $10 in American goods.

>|> I bought this car (Mustang LX5.0) because:
>|> 1) it has the heart and soul of american styling and the performance characteristics
>
>i.e. - It's gets 4mpg because we like to pollute and we've killed to have low oil prices.

It does *not* get 4mpg. Won't disagree about oil prices though.

|> 2) A lot of the components are made by classmates in high school.
>
>i.e. - I'll buy it even if it is crap.

Or I'll pay a 50% tax rate (like in Canada) so that they can collect unemployment.

>i.e. - My standard of living is high because Motorola exports to other countries.
>       Now if we can just get all of our market too then we can own the whole world.

Do you have any problems with Capitalism? (oh, I forgot, you're in Canada :-)).

>Wait until you pay $2.50/gallon like the rest of the world.  Oh, I forgot, if anyone
>tries that on your nation you'll have them shot!

So just because Canadians pay $3.50 for a can of beer I have to pay that too? What
a logic.

>Fortunately, given the choice again, we would buy Motorola chips even if they aren't
>built in Canada, because we think they are the best product.  Maybe you should try
>this line of thought, that way you won't look like such a flag waving arrogant american.  
>Mind you, that may be too much to ask.

Considering your .signature... 

>Don Clayton
>a.k.a. Admiral Maverick, DM of the Drow
>My brain, my thoughts, my words.
>If I had a million dollars, I'd buy you a K-car (a nice reliant automobile),
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Spiros Triantafyllopoulos                    c23st@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com
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