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Old 12-28-2009, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by piece-itpete View Post
WAAAAY to hard for the big 3 to understand, they were arrogant.

Folks, we start a trade war and this recession will look like a quaint little problem.

Why can the Japs make money building cars here, but we can't? What is different?

Pete
So we should sit back and be raped?

Because the states where they located gave them big tax breaks and even paid them to locate where they are. They are non-union and pay scab wages. Their home governments subsidise them, part of Japanese trade policy, subsidise their manufacturers until they have eliminated the competition, then watch out.
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