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Posted by Paul B on Friday, May 01, 2009 at 13:10:28 :
In Reply to: PICK 3 any 3 posted by copey on Friday, May 01, 2009 at 11:25:34 :
Dodge, John Deere and Stihl (oops, that's a German name, but made in Virginia). My opinion is that "cap and trade" does not work. My Dad was a WWII vet and he never bought imports if he had an option, and more times than not, the option was not to buy anything if it wasn't made in the US. He (we) did not have the newest car, largest yard, a dishwasher, a big color TV, etc. We enjoyed simpler things. We're in this mess because so many people think they need to have more than the next person and they are willing to spend their US earned $$ on imported goods in order to keep up, or pass the Jonses. If people settled for a littel less and bought US we would be much better off than if the Gov't mandates import controls. Like most of you'uns, I don't mind that my daily driver (Ram 2500) doesn't have a DVD, GPS navigation, heated/cooled seats, etc. And what's with the LATEST Luxury car gadget; the pushbutton start, our vehicles had that since the '20's?
My 2 pennies