Texas Governor Deploys National Guard To Stave Off Obama Takeover

[RolloTheGreat]

LOL!  What did I say would happen in my last post?

A. Toyota employs more

I did not say they did not. I said US automakers employ a lot of Americans. (they do)

B. No they don't as Ocre explained.  He works in the industry, you don't.

No offense to Ocre, and no disagreement with what he said, but what YOU just said is ridiculous. You think the guy stocking shelves at WalMart necessarily knows more about retail business than other people?
Ocre didn't prove profits from Big Three auto sales don't stay in the USA. He illustrated that Japanese automakers and their supply chain are also a big part of our economy. There's a difference for those of us who can think.

C. I doubt it.

Doubt it all you like, but again, it's pretty well known to those of us who live here a big chunk of Big Three car prices is retirement benefits to American workers.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/...nt-prices/

Consequently, on top of any discount, each GM car or truck made this year will carry about $1,900 in pension and retiree health care costs, the Post said, citing Stephen Girsky, an industry analyst for Morgan Stanley.

D. LOL!

Laugh all you like, but again, here in the USA, men just don't buy foreign pick up trucks to date. (at least not in any significant numbers)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars...o/1897987/

This article pretty much puts the smack down on your wildly inaccurate ranting. Not only does is show how very small Toyota and Nissan's piece of the truck market is, it also shows that I was right about the most popular vehicles in America being over $30K, not your $20K BS:

Transaction prices:

$20,000-$29,999 . . . 10.3%
$30,000-$39,999 . . . 56.4%
$40,000-$49,999 . . . 24.6%
$50,000-$59,999 . . . 8.8%

AND it proves my saying your "stack'em high sell'em cheap" doesn't apply in the USA with this tidbit of info:

For the domestics, it's about a lot more than pride. Ford F-Series, the nation's best-selling vehicle for decades, accounts for two-thirds of Ford Motor's U.S. profit, estimates Adam Jonas, analyst for Morgan Stanley.

Ford entire success is built on their full size trucks, not Yaris-esque toy cars like the Fiesta.

I'll tell you another cultural difference: In the USA you won't see many successful men driving a subcompact car. Again, it just isn't done. We're not Europe, we're not Asia, we're not Australia. In the USA, men with two dimes to rub together drive a truck/sports car/SUV, or grudgingly drive a full size sedan or minivan because they have to haul kids.