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I don't know. You can buy an American-made Ford Focus for under $10,000.

Financing options have become more liberal now. Twenty years ago you couldn't find a lender willing to give such flexibility to people who wanted to "max-out" their luxuries by paying over time.

I'd say your problem is you.

What nonsense you talk !

For your information, the Ford Focus is 13.5k according to the Blue Book.

And car prices are fairly constant across time, adjusted for inflation. The Mustang was 5k when it first came out in the mid 60's. Multiplying it times 6 (adjusting the value across time) you get 30K which is fairly close to now. The comparable model to the present Ford Focus would be the old Volkswagen Beetle which was around 2k then. Multiply it times 6 and you have the present price of a Ford Focus. So when the term to pay the same purchase price has to be stretched double, even you can see the obvious implication.

And as for the Asian economies, their foundation has been mercantilism, never free trade, because real world results were more important than vague theory.

I'd say your problem is you.

Of course you would. That's the free trader mindset, Not too different from the slaveowner mindset. Same people, different century. There's nothing new under the sun. Profit is all that matters to your type. Anything that restricts profit and uplifts the worker is evil. So by your ethos, Racketeering is just good business.