Thoughts on the RECESSION

So many issues. Where to begin? How about energy independence first. Then, worry about where the gas guzzling cars are made. Since high energy prices help fuel the recession, and it's money being thrown to OPEC, that would be where I would start.

I agree with everthing said ,OMG Im f**ken . I dont know what to do !!!!  Please help me ; OR is there no hope ??                Nick  ( ps ) I do try to buy American when ever possable , but that is getting harder and harder !

Yeah, where is that American stuff, anyway? At least over here the American flag on  products works as a marketing tool for trendy stuff. Oh, I'm going off to the new Costco here (really exists!) And buy some Australian wine.

Dave I have been making my own wine for years now . I gota tell ya That Australian wine is giving the Cailf wine a run for the money .     Nick ( PS ) I just bottled up some today before a came to work ; PLUM WINE

Auzzie wine is good and it's cheap, too. They got the weather for it. Plum is always tasty.

Check this out. Costco is invading the world:

http://www.costco.co.jp/eng/whs_864.htm

WOW all that and fresh su****oo . How bad can that be ?  A little slice of The USA Right out your back door . LOL  The big box stores are everwere !              Nick 

BRAVO! You are a true man of genius! Kevin

Wow!  American cars now get 100,000 miles.  The only Japanese car that anyone in my family drove that ended up with less than 125,000 was my wife's Mazda when it got hit by a train.  I won't buy an American car because we buy a car fairly new and run it until it's not worth keeping.  That's usually between 160,000 and 180,000 miles.  My cousin's family drives Hondas and they usually keep them until they have 225,000 miles.  Maybe your problem is living in MI rather than one of the Southern states where they are now building many of the Japanese cars. I do agree that we can't just say to not buy one product and let all of the others slide.  We don't manufacture most electronic goods other than computers. However, we're about 20-30 years late in asking multinational companies to change their ways.  They may seem to be American companies, but many have large amounts of shareholders who are not American.  Doing what's right for America is not their goal.  Rather, having the best bottom line for their investors and CEOs is the goal .  They seem to just screw the workers.

SJ, I've always bought new Chevy Blazers/Tahoes over the last 25 years and have never got rid of them with less than 125K miles. Honestly, I've never had any major problems with any of them either.  USA, USA, USA!!!!  

My sentiments exactly I think he misunderstood me Boner.