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In reply to the discussion: Why is there a crusade against Apple products but not foreign cars? [View all]JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)Made by American union labor. You won't see me hemming & hawing, making excuses for why I buy cars from a foreign company.
I grew up in a GM family. I saw all the jobs the big three supported outside of their own companies. Many smaller plants all around the state making parts that go into the cars.
One thing the foreign car buyers don't realize is that many of those parts manufacturers would have had to close down had the big three folded. Sure Toyota and a few other put some cars together here but not enough to support those parts companies alone.
If we'd've lost our car industry we would have been far more screwed than most can even imagine. It crqacks me up to see the oblivious look down their noses at American cars and proclaim self-righteously they drive a (insert foreign car name here) which is made in America. lol Yeah and the profits are sent over-seas.
I live in northern MI which draws many tourists. The kind with money who have summer homes. The families stay and spend money all summer while dad goes down to work and comes back weekends. Lots of company execs and such from Chicago and Detroit. These people vacation and otherwise spend lots of money in various locations around my state and the entire country.
I haven't seen a single Japanese, German or South Korean exec in the summer-home crowd, ever. Oh and did I mention the countless rank and file auto workers who also vacation up here? Yeah, they drive their American cars around with their pro-labor bumper stickers. Eat at our restaurants, shop our stores, stay at cottages that have been in the family for generations....all things that support our economy in a big way.
But I'm sure none of that matters to the foreign car buyers. It matters to me though so I do what I can to support the effort.
Oh and I don't have an Iphone and probably never will. I have a simple cell phone from Credo & no landline at my house. Not big on gadgets, not very materialistic so don't care about keeping up with the latest toys.
Just my .0125 worth on the subject.
Julie