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American Economy Would Flourish With Domestic Automaking?
American's have been importing more products in the US than exporting? A President should bring a closer balance on imports and exports, especially with renewed automaking ?
 cdee12120  16 Oct 2008 14:18
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I agree with the topic itself— of course the American economy would flourish with (increased) domestic automaking, that's why it flourished in the first place— but i don't agree with what you said in the explanation that the president should bring a closer balance on imports and exports. The government should allow international free trade, as any true capitalist country would.
 
 ur_wrong  17 Oct 2008 20:59
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I agree. Help save the worlds economy and the environment... Well a bit more than before seeing as it would mean they would be growing more crops and could feed themselves!
 
 Monique  16 Oct 2008 15:18
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Too many Presidents have allowed this imbalance of trade for too long....American craftsmanship needs to be renewed.... It is by far the best in the world....
 
 cdee12120  16 Oct 2008 14:22
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Disagree - Unless you are willing to allow open shop automakers. The United Auto Workers labor union has such complex and cumbersome labor rules, the cost of an American made car in America is 10-20% higher than that same American-brand car made overseas and imported to the US.

It is not a question of the American craftsmanship, it is an issue of cost. American made cars cannot compete, not even with American cars made overseas. Besides, what craftsmanship?Most of the parts are made and assembled by robotic machinery.
 
 achmed  16 Oct 2008 23:12
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