[dennisw]

The name of the game is profits and who owns the factory that makes the profits. The Japanese know this even if you don't. Honda and Toyota make automobiles here and their owners (share holders) are predominately Japanese. That's who the profits go to.

[bfree]

Let's see here genius. You forget the taxes paid, wages earned, housing of these employees and the employees spending ALL is in the US. Would you prefer that people buy Hondas imported from Japan? Would you prefer the Americans be out of work? Would you prefer that the spending done by Honda and their employees in America not happen? Your view is far too narrow. The ancillary sending done in the US creates profits for American firms, but your hatred for the Japanese clouds your view of how the economy works. We will never agree, so let's just end this.