Japans Cash for clunkers

[piece-itpete]

Gosh we love to argue don't we?

Originally Posted by Boreas

There are a lot of hidden percs the southern states like Alabama, South Carolina and Kentucky have given the foreign manufacturers for locating in their states, everything from giving them free tax-free land to building the highways that run past it.

Ohio does the same thing for both foriegn and domestics.

Originally Posted by Boreas

Well, they've cut their wages and benefits to the point where they can't getaway with more. All they have left is to nickel and dime the workers around the edges by taking away little things like paid days off.

Do you have any idea what benefits we're talking about here? T'ain't 5 and 10.

Originally Posted by Boreas

And you never will again.

I'll be happy with another week

Originally Posted by Boreas

If you're talking about tariff and such it's kinda too late for the car companies. How do you put an import tariff on something built here by a foreign company?

John

Use the exact same thing they do. Are we allowed to build cars there? Then guess what. Start taking apart every car that comes in from Japan and the big 2 will be booming again toot sweet

Pete

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Gosh we love to argue don't we?

Is that what this is?

Ohio does the same thing for both foriegn and domestics.

I don't think that's true. When was the last time Detroit built a plant in Ohio or anywhere else? They've been closing them and/or selling them to foreign manufacturers. Of course, that would also mean no new roads to non-existent new domestic plants.

Do you have any idea what benefits we're talking about here? T'ain't 5 and 10.

So, the UAW hasn't negotiated away any of their wages and benefits lately?

Use the exact same thing they do. Are we allowed to build cars there? Then guess what. Start taking apart every car that comes in from Japan and the big 2 will be booming again toot sweet

Pete

Again, they're all building cars here. How do you impose a tariff on them? Do you propose forcing them to shut down their US plants?

John