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Originally Posted by Dragoneye
And Toyota and friends making all our cars is okay with you? It makes me shudder. As though we need to shift a whole 'nother industry to Asia... 
I also wouldn't doubt that the big three going under would tear Toyota down with them. You have to realize how intertwined they all are through their suppliers. |
I hear you, but your logic is flawed. The US used to make all the steel in the world almost exclusively. When the US steel industry collapsed, did the Japanese steel industry? Did the Chinese steel industry collapse? No. Did the demand for steel change? Did people stop using it? No. The other manufacturers kicked up production and took over the demand. The US steel industry slowly shrunk to match it's demand. Do I want to see all cars made by the Japanese and Chinese? No, of course not. But supply and demand and the prices they create are a natrual occurance. Trying to disrupt it artificially (tariffs, taxes, etc) is dangerous. What the US manufacturers should be working on right now is their plan to get more efficient and to be able to compete in the global marketplace. If they can't do that, no amount of money is going to save them. It will only prolong the inevitable. You want to make change? Write to the UAW and tell them what they are doing to collapse the US auto industry.