From: pky@meadow.uucp (Peter Yeung)
Subject: Re: why buy japanese?
Reply-To: pky@meadow.UUCP (Peter Yeung)
Organization: Amdahl Canada Ltd., Software Development Center
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 92 17:28:04 GMT

In article <p+4tb8k@rpi.edu> borres@aix.rpi.edu (Steven D. Borrelli) writes:
>In article <1992Apr9.004019.12167@news.unomaha.edu> CONSLT24@Zeus.unomaha.edu (Issa El-Hazin) writes:
>>> 
>>> 
>>
>>Hmmmm, What can I say, how hard one suppose to look esp. since (as far as
>>I know) the US don't make any VCR's, Cam Corders, CD's (CD players?) ?
>>As it has been said, only one American manf. makes TV's (Zenith) and their
>>stuff is assembeled in Mexico. The Japanese are being used as an escape goat
>>due to the US bad economy IMHO. Whoever you are please give your fingers (an
>>over due) break. Its easy to point the finger I guess.
>>
>
>
>(Not realy responding to the previous post, but...)
>
>If you look at the back of your Japanese TV, you'll probably find that it
>was built in the USA. In fact, many Japanese electronics companies have
>factories here in the US. (We are actually a net EXPORTER of TVs)
>With the Japanese transplant car factories that have sprung up in the last 
>decade, more cars are built in the USA today than in 1980. 
>
>The Japaese have invested heavily in our country, and their Economy is 
>dependent on ours to a large extent. They have a strong interest in seeing
>America (and the rest of the world) prosper so that they can export more
>of their products. As any Economics textbook will tell you, multinational
>trade is usually a win-win scenario. 
>
>While it is noble to want to do the best for your country, you should 
>remember that Accords are made in Ohio and Apple Powerbooks are made in
>Ireland.  It's going to be hard to be nationalistic in the coming
>world economy...
>

No, no, no.... you missed the point. Since Mr. Lee Iaccoca (sp?) blamed
the Japanese for taking over too much of the car market (how? we don't care,
why? we don't care either), then all red blood patriotic Americans should
bash those slanted eyes!!! Who cares why the American industry cannot compete
despite heavy help from the government! All they want is an American economy
closed to itself while every countries in the world open up their economy
for the exploitation of the US industries. If they have some strange laws
like driving on the left side or strange business traditions, the hell with
them, that is an obvious example of "closed economy". As a matter of fact,
any NON-AMERICAN business practices imply "closed economy".

It is the fault of those who bought stuff with foreign labels. Well, if it has
American labels, who cares if it was made in US or not! BTW, those damn
Canadians will be the next on the list of foreigner bashing (the CIVIC case
set a good example, those Canucks should know better that LABOUR and CAPITAL on
engine castings DOES NOT count as "American" content).

Well, a big ;-) for those humour impaired!

>
>-- 
>Steven D. Borrelli                
>Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute '92                  
>borres@rpi.edu  (NeXTmail)                      
>


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