Tell Zer0 NO by saying yes to Ford.
From;
Comfort Zone Investing: The unmighty dollar
http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/14/comfort-zone-investing-the-unmighty-dollar/
Speaking of jobs, here’s an interesting fact about the auto industry, taken from the latest edition of Automobile magazine. The list contains the manufacturer, the output, number of jobs and where they’re located.
Carmaker — Location — Output — no. of Jobs
BMW — Greer, SC -150,000 —Jobs: 5,000
HONDA (HMC) — Lincoln, AL — 300,000 — Jobs: 4,500
HYUNDAI — Montgomery, AL — 300,000 — Jobs: 2,700
KIA — West Point, GA — 300,000 — Jobs: 3,000
MERCEDES BENZ — Vance, AL — 174,000 — Jobs: 3,000
NISSAN — Smyrna, TN — 550,000 — Jobs; 3,900
NISSAN — Canton, MS — 400,000 — Jobs: 3,400
TOYOTA (TM) — Georgetown, KY — 500,000 — Jobs: 6,800
TOYOTA — San Antonio, TX — 200,000 — Jobs: 1,700
TOYOTA — Blue Springs, MS 150,000 — Jobs: 2,000
VOLKSWAGEN — Chattanooga, TN — 150,000 — Jobs: 2,000
Why does this tie into a column on the dollar? Because these foreign manufacturers figured out that it’s cheaper to make and sell their cars here in the U.S. due to wage and cost of materials than it is in their own countries. ...
...Notice that most of these plants are located in the South. The land costs and wages are lower there.
I have resisted buying Ford as in the past they have supported Planned Parenthood. I hope they no longer do.
However, because they didn't take bailout cash, I did recently purchase a Ford Escape Hybrid which I love. These are hard to come by, so I guess other people are buying them, too.
Buy a Ford - support the union. The union supports obama ,reed ,pelosi and more. It’s simple.