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Originally Posted by Markal
Protectionist policies would hurt us more than other countries....REALLY?
How? France has VERY protectionist policies and they are doing O.K. (for a socialist society). A very thin line indeed, China may think they own us but, what if we fall. What if the U.S. had another depression even worse than the first?....then China (and others) would fall....and have a depression. They need us....they need our money. Without our purchashing power....who else would buy? For the U.S. to purchase goods Americans must have jobs. What jobs....service....government??? Can these jobs really save the U.S? No, only blue colar jobs can save the U.S.. Lawyers, Politicians and health care workers be damned!!! It seriously boils down to who really makes the products....not just the supporters. A Lawyer usually doesn't hire another lawyer....a doctor doesn't usually ask for health advise and Politicians think they know everything so.....yes, we need all these workers but, we need manufacturing jobs more than anything else. It drives an economy...it drives a society...it drives importance in the world. Without it we are lost. Unions be damned....they want too much!!!
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Uhuh.....have you ever shopped at Wal-Mart? The truth is, you would never buy an "all made in the USA" product because it would not be competitively priced in it's market segment.
Let's look at the Camaro - it is competitively priced right now to the Mustang and Challenger. Assume the manual transmission (Made in Mexico) and the wheels and tires (made in China) were made in the USA - do you think Chevrolet could sell the car for the same price it does now?
Everyone who thinks you should be putting up protectionist walls should go back to school. GM sells more vehicles outside of the United States then within it. Think about that for a bit and then think about how many American jobs would be lost if everyone in those other countries stopped buying GM.