- Joined
- Jan 6, 2002
- Messages
- 6,330
- Reaction score
- 2,840
- Points
- 113
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Vehicle Year
- 2020
- Make / Model
- Ranger
- Engine Type
- 2.3 EcoBoost
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- 1.5"
- Tire Size
- 265/70-17
- My credo
- "220, 221, whatever it takes."
Beat me to it.American products can compete price wise with anybody, we just have to give up OSHA. the EPA, unemployment, social security, medicare, labor unions, safe working conditions, and the idea that a work week is 40 hours. Actually, I never had a 40 hour a week job unless I took one day off. Unfortunately when we buy foreign stuff- and sometimes there isn't a choice- we're voting with our money for those working conditions.
Taxes, excessive regulations on labor and the environment, all combine to raise the cost of things made here. Result being that it forces production and jobs to places where little environmental and labor protections exist.