19th Sep 2011, 10:41
But what is that supposed to mean? For example, the new Toyota Tundra was designed, engineered, tested, and now built in the US in a new factory in TX using an all-American workforce assembling the truck from parts made by American-owned companies. 85% of the truck is entirely made in the USA.
So what exactly is the argument here? Is it for the sake of how many American workers work for a company - any company? If it's about everyday workers like you and me - the people who aren't making millions and millions of dollars a year - those who reside in the middle class - then choosing an import or domestic automaker doesn't guarantee that you are supporting more or less workers. If I buy a Toyota Tundra, I know for fact that it will support thousands of US workers. The same would be true if I bought a Ford F-150. It's not a cut and dry argument.
19th Sep 2011, 07:05
Manufactured with a foreign labour force. Even if your domestics were assembled in the U.S.A., it uses parts produced globally, how domestic is that? If your domestic was built on the moon, it would be foreign built. Chrysler is only 50% American now. The other 50% is foreign owned by Italians. How domestic is that?