05-23-2015, 12:28 AM
I am not saying you should want or buy a Toyota truck. I am not to fond of them myself.
Just saying, if you buy ta toyota truck, not only is it assembled here but it is assembled with parts that are also made in the USA. That is the part i want you to see. The big three, sure they employ people and assemble here but a cars are made up of hundreds of thousands of components. Assembly is where all these parts come together. You are missing the significant bulk of the picture. Something US automakers would never ever tell you.
See, not too long ago, things were very different. Every car built here was built here, not just assembled. Most every part, every component, was made in the USA. Through the years, they have quietly been shipping these jobs over seas. It is easy when they are "expanding" into new markets in other parts of the world. Today, ford assembles cars here, they werent quite built here. Maybe 50% but it varies per model. For GM, there are models that are worse.
They arent made in the US, they are assembled in the US.
Also, I have already contested your "keeping the money in the US" claim once.
See, all these parts that used to be made here, they are made in places where labor is much cheaper now. Guess where how that came to be? The money went, it didnt stay here.
Finally, I will bring up the bail out once again. If the money "stayed in the US", what happened? Why did they cut so many peoples jobs and why did they need a bailout? They made billions and billions but when times got tough, they strong armed the government for bailout money. They wasnt willing to spend a dime when it came down to it. And many of their issues where self induced, their finance departments giving loans to anyone who walked in.
You cannot tell me that out of the billions GM made, they couldnt afford to take care of their own when times got tough. Are you really proud of that?
Just saying, if you buy ta toyota truck, not only is it assembled here but it is assembled with parts that are also made in the USA. That is the part i want you to see. The big three, sure they employ people and assemble here but a cars are made up of hundreds of thousands of components. Assembly is where all these parts come together. You are missing the significant bulk of the picture. Something US automakers would never ever tell you.
See, not too long ago, things were very different. Every car built here was built here, not just assembled. Most every part, every component, was made in the USA. Through the years, they have quietly been shipping these jobs over seas. It is easy when they are "expanding" into new markets in other parts of the world. Today, ford assembles cars here, they werent quite built here. Maybe 50% but it varies per model. For GM, there are models that are worse.
They arent made in the US, they are assembled in the US.
Also, I have already contested your "keeping the money in the US" claim once.
See, all these parts that used to be made here, they are made in places where labor is much cheaper now. Guess where how that came to be? The money went, it didnt stay here.
Finally, I will bring up the bail out once again. If the money "stayed in the US", what happened? Why did they cut so many peoples jobs and why did they need a bailout? They made billions and billions but when times got tough, they strong armed the government for bailout money. They wasnt willing to spend a dime when it came down to it. And many of their issues where self induced, their finance departments giving loans to anyone who walked in.
You cannot tell me that out of the billions GM made, they couldnt afford to take care of their own when times got tough. Are you really proud of that?