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To: tsigprofit who wrote (6862)	2/12/2004 5:46:56 PM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 20773

I know that not all the parts in a US automaker's car are made in the USA. In the global economy it's hard to buy a 100% American made product (organic, locally grown fresh vegetables and fruits being one of the few exceptions.) But if the cars are at least assembled in the US (hang on, I know), then I can be assured that at least SOME US jobs are being created or maintained. Yes, some foreign makers are now assembling some vehicles in the US. But still, in those cases headquarters salaries are going back to the home countries, as are most of the profits. So even there, there is more benefit to US employment in buying American. I take it that you're not saying that Volvo creates more US jobs than GM, are you? And it's not just cars. Wine, beer, cheese, all are made in the US but it's often the more liberal folks who buy the foreign stuff and more conservative who buy American. Not 100%, probably not 90%, but certainly more than 50%. There are very few things where you can't find the product made in the US if you look. Again, I'm not on a "buy American" binge. I'm a libertarian -- if you want to buy a Chinese car, go for it. What I'm on is an anti-hypocrisy binge -- complaining about the loss of the US jobs while choosing to send a huge chunk of your disposable income overseas. Again