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Old 17th February 2004, 12:07 PM
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Default Re: Prune the Shrub in 2004 #7

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Originally Posted by Dad Man
This is fun, not drama so let me add:

My sister works for Sony over on 1st St. Yep, a Japanese company that exported jobs to the US.

My Honda (I used to try to look normal) was made in Marysville Ohio. Another Japanese giant exporting jobs to the US! Know why? Tarriffs. It makes more sense for Japan Inc. to build factories here and ship engines and other components here than to build the cars on their soil. Now I'm not saying it's a Bush thing working there but they have left that legislation alone so far.

as usual, life's a cruise...

Dad/\/\an
Yes, they DO build cars here. They do not (for the most part) build their trucks here. Know why? No/low tarriffs on imported trucks. We should have the same tarriffs apply to both, eh?
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