�Buy American�
A lot of the Economic Stimulus Package is the idea of taking money and using it to buy American products.
Mark J. Perry at Carpe Diem looks at some
examples of Automobiles:
"Buy American"??
We've heard a lot lately about the �Buy American� provisions being debated in the economic stimulus bill, and that made me think about how increasingly difficult, and increasingly meaningless, it is to even determine what "Buy American" really means in an increasingly globalized world economy. Consider automobiles - how do you tell the difference any more between "American cars" and "foreign cars."
1. Here's a list of 8 "American-made" vehicles produced by American UAW workers, in American factories, but for foreign-based car companies. If you purchased one of these vehicles, would that count as "buying American"?
American-made UAW vehicles:
Mazda 6
Mitsubishi Eclipse
Mitsubishi Galant
Toyota Corolla
Isuzu i-Series Truck
Mazda B-series Truck
Mitsubishi Raider Truck
Toyota Tacoma Truck
Another list, some links and some interesting commentary at the site...
Posted by DaveH at February 8, 2009 9:10 PM