Whatever. We disagree, on that we can probably agree.
You go ahead and send your money to some worker in Seoul, Tokyo or Guadalajara. Driving down the value of the US dollar in the transaction, in turn driving (up) the price of gas for us in America.
It’s simple math. We spend money as a country, we have less to spend. We become ... poorer.
If the number of dollars that (decreasing) national wealth is divided by, remains constant ... those dollars are each, all worth less. Smaller numerator. Constant denominator. That’s called “division”.
Buying foreign imports, causes that. Now, about the wisdom of bailing out Chrysler. I think that was another poster, but it’s a good topic to consider, as we discuss whether bailing out US auto companies “works”...
My single vote:
I’ve already got my car-purchasing consuming eye, on one of those American plug-in gas/electric hybrid Chrysler Jeep Wranglers (same concept as the Chevy Volt), due to compete with the Chevy Volt not too long from now — which was announced this weekend. :)
Wakarimasuka?
Looks like another big waste off my tax paying money.