Posted on 11/23/2015 5:20:38 AM PST by markomalley
Whatever. It's called advertising. I understand if people don't want to give money to the unions. That's their thing. I get it. But I also understand that almost EVERY corporation gives money to both parties. Even the democrats. Even conservative companies. Even oil and gas companies. EVERYONE gives money to the DNC.
I want my money to go to American workers and American companies. Plain and simple.
Ford didn't take a dime of public money.
Iâm not interested in funding some union that will turn right around and donate to Democrats..
So you're sure that the executives at Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Daimler don't donate to Dems?
If you had bought Japanese cars, you'd have owned far fewer vehicles over that period of time. In fact by Japanese car standards, a car you drive for less than 10 years is a lemon. The Imperial Japanese Army killed 100K GI's. The UAW helped destroy the America you know by backing the Democratic Party in its quest to remake the nation into a combination of Sweden and some African hellhole. Are today's Japanese really the enemy?
American Brand or American assembled? What percent of the vehicle must be American sourced?
“I buy ToyotasâEff âem.”
You are “Eff ‘em” your grandchildrens’ future, not unions or GM.
For every $100 you purchase in foreign made product, you are sending almost $1,000 in economic benefit overseas. This includes those hondas and toyotas “made in the US”, although the transfer is more like 750 to 800 instead of a grand.
Thats ok, future generations aren’t important, this is the “ME” generation, and we want it all now.
My wife likes to drive cars for ever. She had a Buick Ranier for 10 years before I made her trade it for a Cadillac SRX. In 10 years I put a battery in it. Air filter, oil and gas. That’s it. Me... I like new cars. I like to trade about every 3 years. I trade everything I own about every 3 years except my Martin d-41 guitar and my wife. Love the guitar.... the wife is to expensive to trade :)
Yep...
My 2004 Corolla has over 100K miles on it and hasn't needed any of that, nor any mechanical parts replaced. Transmission is fine, original clutch is fine.
Why should I pay lazy US union workers big bucks for American named crap cars? Toyoda's are assembled in the South right to work states.
And no taxpayer bailouts for them.
Stop funding the left.
That is labor cost, not employee pay. That is the thinking of most of Americans. That $15 min wage for a burger flipper cost the employer about $30-$40 an hour after payroll taxes, workers comp, uniforms, insurance and other benefits.
A lower income person can find a very serviceable car for $4,000.
Every company you do business with gives money to the left through lobbyists. Stop funding the left yourself.
>>60 bucks an hour to make sure a robotic arm isnât putting the cup holder in the wrong place?? Sounds ridiculous to me. Also, itâs hard for me to think of them as private companies when tax
It said “costs” and not “wages”. There is a difference. It’s amazing what a corporate employee “costs” even if their actual wages aren’t that spectacular. All those “employer paid” perks such as benefits, wellness centers, EAP, etc all all to those costs of having a worker install cup holders.
But if you buy a car and the cup holder is in the wrong place, what would you do? Would you just accept it or would you demand that it be fixed? That costs money too. An hour of warranty work costs the manufacturer more than an hour of factory labor.
It is often a good business decision to pay a premium to get it done right the first time because rework and the bad feelings that a shoddy product cause are extremely expensive.
You think Toyota doesn’t give money to the DNC? Grow up.
I have never owned a foreign one. 4 Ford trucks, 2 GM trucks, and an old Jeep.
I don't see Obama bailing out Toyoda with borrowed tax money.
Your car's manufacturer should have gone through normal bankruptcy. They gave $$$ to Dems and get it back 1000 to 1.
And people won’t be able afford them. It is ubsurd how much a car costs.
Really???
No need to guess. The UAW is #21 with $44m to Dems and $200K to the GOP. Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Daimler don't make the top 100:
Totals on this page reflect donations from employees of the organization, its PAC and in some cases its own treasury. These totals include all campaign contributions to federal candidates, parties, political action committees (including super PACs), federal 527 organizations, and Carey committees. The totals do not include contributions to 501(c) organizations, whose political spending has increased markedly in recent cycles. Unlike other political organizations, they are not required to disclose the corporate and individual donors that make their spending possible. Only contributions to Democrats and Republicans or liberal and conservative outside groups are included in calculating the percentages the donor has given to either party.
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Election cycle:
Rank |
Organization |
Total Contributions |
To Dems & Liberals |
To Repubs & Conservs |
Pct to Dems & Liberals |
Pct to Repubs & Conservs |
1 |
Service Employees International Union |
$224,273,550 |
$222,520,804 |
$1,294,169 |
99% |
1% |
2 |
ActBlue |
$194,439,211 |
$193,985,073 |
$59,727 |
100% |
0% |
3 |
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees |
$94,708,977 |
$93,739,9 |
Ditto that. And I only wish the very WORST for GM.
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