Originally posted by djvexd
Of course in a world economy when everyone elses economy is intertwined with evryone else's this kind of protectionism hurts more than it helps. For
me personally I will buy what I deem to be the best product at the best price. If American companies would get this through thier skulls and start
actually competing, rather than put out half-assed garbage and resting on the ol' patriotism laurels they might not be in trouble. Between poor
quality of alot ( not all) of U.S. products and the jacked up prices therein and the iron-claw grip that corrupt unions have on American corporations
I am surprised we still even have an American auto-industry at all. Not to mention any other industry.
I agree with buying the best product for the best price.
As for the auto industry, we're already there.....many many jobs vanished this year alone.
However, which "American companies should get through their skulls and start competing?"
Can you provide us with examples?
Half ass garbage? Products are much worse quality when they're made in Asia. No?
As far as I know, we were at great industrial scale for ourselves decades ago, UNTIL everything was made out of the US, sold @ 500% IN the US, and the
blue collared American slowly becomes extinct.
As far as unions, I'm much in favor of American unions, than say a foreign union. Why wouldn't you be?
More corrupt than foreign unions???
NAFTA super- highway's a perfect example how even a private Spanish company can make all the profits from (ex.) highway tolls in Texas (which should
benefit the state of Texas), let alone win the bidding in the construction.
This affects not only US, but Canada and Mexico as well....
www.opednews.com...
U.S. jobs will permanently be lost. Good paying union jobs in the US for American truckers, railway workers, airline staff, warehouse
personnel and dockworkers will permanently shift to non-Americans. For example, the Mexican Ports that are being developed are funded and run in part
by a Hong-Kong shipper. Additionally, the Texas-Trans Corridor (a piece of the superhighway) is to be contracted out to a Spanish company to build and
operate. We don't know how many TTC related jobs will go to US Citizens, and how many will go to foreigners
www.naftasuperhighway.info...
Anyway.
As far as protectionism, if it can benefit on a community level (where jobs and income are scarce) than it's more logical to buy local.
Especially farm products......produce, foods, etc...
Cut out the corporate companies, and support local grown.
Quite honestly, I've been shopping like this for years. The stories I hear about the milk companies (for ex.), and how the milk contains more
bacteria, and other nasty stufff make me want to buy form local farm.
I also believe this story is a bit more significant because of our recession. Sure.
However, we're failing to grasp the fact that private businesses are closing their doors more and more, everyday. Not sure as much for Canada than
US, but I live in Colorado and eeeeeverything out here is chain, corporate, etc.
You can't get an oil change without spending atleast $4o @ a chain machanic....Grease Monkey....or whatever..
No good pizzerias. All chains. Products are crap, and that sauce they put on their pizza, is squeezed out of a bag.
Notice how many Sysco trucks you see on the highways.....
It's the big corporations that are taking over.....bullying and putting out of work the smaller businesses.
I'd much rather buy my chicken from local farm, than Tyson's genetically modified cloned God knows what chicken.....
Support your community at it's best, imho.
Help your neighbors, not the corporate pigs.
This story imo is deceptive.
It's just another strategy marker for you to go out and purchase Heinz ketchup, and Nikeys.
I think if we can buy local (US in US, Canada in Canada) the average person and average communities will benefit more than the big corporations.
I would like to add that as Americans we should really learn how to be more responsible, especially in our resources.
Let's put money in local communites......
Not the Chinese. Taiwan. Indonesia, etc.....
[edit on 9-6-2009 by Ben Niceknowinya]
