The Decision Helper

[Little Whiskey]

in other words "BUY AMERICAN" when possible

[jack's smirking revenge]

Some interesting "who owns who" chatter in this blog... The lines are so blurred. American doesn't even really mean "American" anymore.

http://carscarscars.blogs.com/index/2004/03/who_owns_who.html

tyler

[GBRulz]

money goes to stock holders. Plenty of Amercian stockholders of Honda. Plenty of Brazillian and Saudia stockholders too.

If a company makes money it is often siphoned into other parts of the business (in this case a part of the business that is not related to assembling of the cars). Where does a majority of this money go at Ford and at Nissan? For instance, does it go back to research & development and is that research & development HQ's in America or Japan? I'm not sure the answer, but it's not as easy as saying Nissan helps American workers and the economy as much as Ford--just because the cars are assembled here.

Imagine that: Nissans are assembled here. You know what that's called, right? That's called in-sourcing and that's the other side of the whole out-sourcing scare. This country in-source as much as we out-source. Or, at least, we did when I researched it in two years ago.

I didn't think Ford puts any money into researching anything. Except how to put together that next recall letter.

Ok, yes that was some sarcasm on my part. I have actually owned Fords all my life until my last two were complete pieces of crap. Plus, I wanted something that wasn't mass produced and didn't depreciate 50% after you owned it for a year. Besides, Nissans just look way cooler than Fords.

[GBRulz]

Question for you guys: As the coined term "buy american" doesn't have the same meaning to it as it did years ago - do you buy from companies that outsource? I understand it's hard to avoid them completely, but well...how many here have a Dell computer??

Crap like that can be avoided

[K-town]

I wonder how far a vehicle with a "Buy American" bumper sticker could move if all the foreign parts were removed? Yeah, and that includes Harley Davidson motorcycles, too.
I'm thinking without electronic components manufactured in Asia, and alloys in the aluminum and steel from South America, petroleum based products from the Middle East, etc., your average all-American Harley or Durango or Navigator would be large, expensive paperweights.
Just a thought.

[Deputy Nutz]

I am on Easter Break all next week and I promised my wife that I would get the house in order and do the babies nursery, but I really want to go play an expensive round of golf one day, and then one or two more rounds some where else? How am I going to get away with this.

[jack's smirking revenge]

Clone yourself. Contact Michael Keaton. I think he figured out how to make that work.

tyler

[Little Whiskey]

nutz this is what you have to do. listen very carefully, if you want this to work out you must follow these instructions exactly.


first of all your wife must leave, make her go to work or shopping or somthing. second get your tools out, (uuuhhh not that tool nutz, the other ones). place them in the room you are going to be spread them out like you have been working all day. maybe even start a little something. then leave and go golf. make sure you are home before she is, then simply pick up were you left off. if questioned simply state that you ran into some difficulty and had to get more supplies. fool proof!

[Tarlam!]

LW is almost spot on! There is one step he forgot to do. That is, call your bank, and reduce your wife's credit card limit to $150 dollars a day....Then, on Monday, undo the damage....

[HarveyWallbangers]

Sweet! Believe me. I've used that before, but I've been unable to get out golfing in those moments. Usually 3/4 of the day is spent on this site.

[GrnBay007]

nutz this is what you have to do. listen very carefully, if you want this to work out you must follow these instructions exactly.


first of all your wife must leave, make her go to work or shopping or somthing. second get your tools out, (uuuhhh not that tool nutz, the other ones). place them in the room you are going to be spread them out like you have been working all day. maybe even start a little something. then leave and go golf. make sure you are home before she is, then simply pick up were you left off. if questioned simply state that you ran into some difficulty and had to get more supplies. fool proof!

Your wife would definetly believe this one......all women know that men cannot complete ONE project without MULTIPLE trips to the hardware store!! golf your heart out!

[MJZiggy]

I'd take a shot with you 007, but I can't do it either. I just curse louder all the way there and back.

[MJZiggy]

Fosco, how's your decision going? On the road or on the beach? Oh yeah, is there any beach time on the travel job?

[K-town]

nutz this is what you have to do. listen very carefully, if you want this to work out you must follow these instructions exactly.


first of all your wife must leave, make her go to work or shopping or somthing. second get your tools out, (uuuhhh not that tool nutz, the other ones). place them in the room you are going to be spread them out like you have been working all day. maybe even start a little something. then leave and go golf. make sure you are home before she is, then simply pick up were you left off. if questioned simply state that you ran into some difficulty and had to get more supplies. fool proof!

Your wife would definetly believe this one......all women know that men cannot complete ONE project without MULTIPLE trips to the hardware store!! golf your heart out!

When you're actually working on a project, and not golfing, here's my rule: If you can get the project done with less than 4 trips to Menards/Home Depot/Lowes, then it's considered a success. Unless it involves plumbing. In which case, 6 trips or less is a success.

[MJZiggy]

We learned after an unfortunate plumbing repair on the 4th of July last year that a plumber is always our best bet.