Harold Burton wrote:
"Bert Craig" wrote in message
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"Korbin Dallas" wrote in message
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On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 13:24:36 -0800, WA2SI wrote:

A bargain price is not always a bargain. What if your son or
daughter
worked at Ford or GM and lost his/her job because the Toyota Camry
sold
for $3,500.00 less than a Taurus or Impala; Would that Camry you
bought as
a retirement gift to yourself still seem like such a bargain?


I agree with your basic point, but but both the Camry and Sienna
are made in Toyota plants inside the U.S.A., I believe. I just made a
net
run looking into this and saw in one netsite information claiming
at least 50% of the Toyotas sold in the US were built in the US. I
also
suspect that a lot of Ford and GMC auto parts are not US made. I'd
rather it
did not, but the worlds economy constantly mutates and workforces
must
change also. We badly need to keep
some seed industries inside the nation, though, just in case we get
into
wartime supply difficulties.

Harold Burton

Thanks for your reply, your point is well taken. I still believe in the
basic concept though. I may be somewhat naive, but I believe WE, the
consumer, can have a much bigger influence on the world's economy; and
thus make it better for WE, the workforce. Sadly, many choose to do
nothing and proclaim that the situation is "beyond their control." Then
they chortle at the great buy they got at Wal-marts while the mom & pop
stores on Main St. close.

Indifference is a killer.

Vy 73 de Bert
WA2SI