3rd Oct 2010, 09:22

This statement has no basis of fact, nor does it make any sense. First of all the future of our children has already been cut off by greedy companies like the domestic auto companies, that have driven the economy down the drain. You'd rather teach your children that incompetence is to be rewarded by support? You'd rather they learn that thievery and deception are acceptable ways of life? Huh, that makes sense I guess if you want to continue to live in your little bubble and think things are just fine and dandy out there. I guess you probably have a job still and think the recession is over. Think again.

Poor business practices have caused a monumental failure of our economic system. Much of what has failed is permanent and will never return. Fat CEO's making millions every year is the norm in our country. The company I got laid off from has still got multiple VP's and CEO's, and they have no work left. They have deals, though, and can't be let go easily. Even when the company is going down, they have to hold onto these repetitious overpaid people... This is what has happened in nearly every business, especially the auto business. The unions have destroyed the domestic auto business. They will eventually be forced to outsource more labor than they have here in the U.S. just to be able to afford building cars anymore.

The global economy is all we have left really. To start cutting off imports would only speed our demise, as everyone else around the world would surely cut us off as well, and we'd be done. We have no base to be a self sustaining country anymore, as we hardly even manufacture anything here anymore. We wouldn't even be able to build cars anymore, as many of the parts are foreign based, and would no longer be available to us.

I can't believe people still think the economy is so black and white, and supporting America is the solution to all of our problems. We caused our own problems with greed, plain and simple. It was not Japan or Germany or Italy, but ourselves! It started with our own banks, and then Wall Street, and it has escalated ever since, infecting every type of business, large and small. I still see stories of scams and deception in business just about every week. It's not getting better that's for sure.

4th Oct 2010, 10:30

You seem to have conveniently forgotten previous commentary mentioned here. As mentioned, several hundred thousand US workers work for Japanese car companies here in the US - and that includes many of the US car parts manufacturers. For example, my Toyota truck has a (no kidding) radiator with "GM" embossed on the top and a Delphi AC unit. So in reality my truck was built in the US - with US labor and made with 60% US-made parts. Exactly HOW am I negatively affecting my neighbors? I personally know people who work at various Japanese car companies and they seem to be pretty happy, own homes, and send their kids to school.

And again - what do you care about whatever CEO happens to buy yachts in whatever country? None of us will ever see that kind of money, and none of it benefits the people who build their cars - regardless of nationality. Is it better to buy yachts for GM and Ford CEOs? How is that an argument? Anyway, you tell us how that employing US workers at a US plant making Japanese cars is a bad thing, and maybe you'd have a valid point.

Lastly - the argument of bankrupting the future for "Our children" is a tired one. Sorry, but the "future" was messed up literally decades ago, and most of it had to do with ill-informed decisions unrelated to the auto industry. I know, because as a early 30-something guy, things have definitely not been near as great for my generation as it was for my parent's generation, plain and simple. So all that talk about wrecking the future means nothing to me. We're already living in that reality now, so I can assure you we don't need "saving" - especially not from the older folks complaining about things, even though they for the most part had it pretty good for themselves. That we can do ourselves.