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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:19 AM Original message |
Buy American? |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
1. I've been looking for the Made in U.S.A. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
2. is economic diversity in any economy important? |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
3. And are American cars really that much more American? |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:30 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. The government keeps track of this information. You pretend like its unknowable. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:43 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. It's not unknowable. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:51 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. You were speaking about cars. The information is readily available. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. And shows that "American" cars are less american than they used to be. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 12:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Right. But it doesn't show, (as you imply) that Japanese cars have the same US content |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Rhetorical... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. No, questions subject to simple factual inquiries are not "arguably", anything. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 01:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I'm sorry. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. You don't seem to understand the difference between a fact and an opinion |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Then blame folks who are imprecise enough to call acar "American"... |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
4. Anything made in China is pure junk.... |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I remember when I was a kid, "Made in Japan" was considered junk too. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:58 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Yes, Japan learned from its mistakes... |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. American stuff isn't any better. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
5. I have an old cracked plastic serving dish in my cupboard |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
8. >50% of the cars sold in the US are a foreign make. |
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madamesilverspurs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
20. I have problems with the "Buy America" thing. |
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MazeRat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
21. I buy the best "widget" for my need based on value and expected useage patterns... |
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