<< No, it's stupid to ridicule someone for what they drive. Hell, my Camry was built here in America by American workers. So smoke on that! >>
Obviously you missed the point being made. And even if you don't care about the way these "transplant" companies are really operating, do you not see a problem with the way American-made cars are not treated equally with regard to the taxes and such that I made note of? If you don't, you might wanna rethink it. Otherwise, the one last remaining major manufacturing sector in this country is sunk. All the "New Economy" companies talk is fine and all, but when you get down to it, manufacturing is still the key to our overall economy. And heaven help us if it ever happens, but what if there is a big war again someday? There are very few "defense industry" companies left, and they are very specialized at that, so not really cut out for mass producing the things that our defense would require. The U.S. woulda been in real deep sh!t during WWII (especially) if it had not been for our auto industry. Finally, how many more American companies (and their innocent workers) do you want to see destroyed by foreign companies, ala what Daimler did to Chrysler? You may not think you care, but just an FYI to you, as a result of Daimler lying the blame solelyupon a few American managers, not only has the company lost many of the key players who engineered (literally) their turnaround, worst of all they lost Tom Gale who resigned in protest. That, in the end, will be the kiss of death for Chrysler, and it didn't have to happen. Nor should it have happened.
When the day comes that American-made cars are subject to fair and equal treatment in foreign countries, and esp. those that produce and/or export massive volumes of autos in to the U.S., I will gladly step down off this soap box.
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