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Richard
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While driving though the city I spotted an old pick-up truck which had a bumper sticker that read:
"Lost your job yet?
Keep buying foreign!"
So much truth in that statement!
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Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:50 am |
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Mellow D
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Does the US still manufacture anything? I notice Toyota is opening up shop all over the US. UAW workers are making Volkswagens. Define "foreign." |
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Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:42 pm |
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Dave Starr
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Do corporate profits stay in the US, or go overseas? |
_________________ I used to care, but I take a pill for that now.
Pushing buttons sure can be fun.
When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way.
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Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:42 pm |
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Dave Starr
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I once asked my union rep which was the foreign car; the Mazda made in Ohio, or his Chevy, made in Canada. That got me quite a bit higher on his list. |
_________________ I used to care, but I take a pill for that now.
Pushing buttons sure can be fun.
When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way.
Paddle faster, I hear banjos. |
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Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:44 pm |
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Dave Starr
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quote:
Richard schreef:
While driving though the city I spotted an old pick-up truck which had a bumper sticker that read:
"Lost your job yet?
Keep buying foreign!"
So much truth in that statement!
Ricahrd
The best bumper sticker I ever had was the one that said: "I brake for all animals EXCEPT Wolverines". Yes, it was white with green letters. |
_________________ I used to care, but I take a pill for that now.
Pushing buttons sure can be fun.
When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way.
Paddle faster, I hear banjos. |
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Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:46 pm |
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Demeralda
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Foreign in cars, or in general?
I just learned about the sweatshops in the Marianas. I used to buy Jones New York pretty regularly because it's labeled as "MADE IN USA" with "Mariana Islands" just under it. Now I learn that US law doesn't protect those workers. WTF?
But the one reliably American company is American Apparel. It isn't cheap, but it is American-made and a GREAT quality. |
_________________ I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing. - Mae West |
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Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:49 pm |
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Dave Starr
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I have a hat from the National Prisoner of War Museum, in Andersonville, Georgia. It's made in China! |
_________________ I used to care, but I take a pill for that now.
Pushing buttons sure can be fun.
When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way.
Paddle faster, I hear banjos. |
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Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:52 pm |
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Mellow D
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I have a keychain from the US Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. It was made in China. |
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Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:37 pm |
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Demeralda
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LOL you couldn't make that shit up. Precious. |
_________________ I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing. - Mae West |
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Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:47 pm |
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Richard
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quote:
Demeralda schreef:
LOL you couldn't make that shit up. Precious.
The forever loved American motorcycle Harley Davidson which may be assembled in America but many, and I mean many, of the parts are from Tiawan. Go check the labels in their shops.
What is up with that?????
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Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:25 pm |
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Steve Myers
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I remember way back in the seventies, my uncle made up a T-shirt with the words "Hungry? Eat your foreign car!"
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Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:52 pm |
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FlintConservative
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quote:
Richard schreef:
While driving though the city I spotted an old pick-up truck which had a bumper sticker that read:
"Lost your job yet?
Keep buying foreign!"
So much truth in that statement!
Ricahrd
I saw that same bumper sticker on a Chrysler Crossfire. (They're built in Germany.)
Only in Flint Town. |
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Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:47 am |
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Kevin McKague
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I had a flag lapel pin, made in China. When my kids were small, buying them toys always gave me stress. They're all made in China, and I always wonder how many children are making my children's toys. I'm told New Balance shoes are made in the U.S. My favorite bumper sticker: "in case of rapture, can I have your car?" |
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Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:07 am |
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squash
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I thought the same thing about New Balance. When I read this thread I went and checked my old pair and sure enough: Made In China. |
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Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:13 am |
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Kevin McKague
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Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:19 am |
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