Almost daily, you hear a commercial or see in print a plea to “buy American”. But what is American?
I own two cars. A Ford 500 that was assembled in Illinois and consists of 70% US/Canadian parts. The engine was…
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Loading ...A number of people, who were upset about the buy-out of Anheuser-Busch, have promised not to drink “foreign” beer. It would be interesting to take a survey of these “loyal Americans” to find out how many of them are driving…
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I would like to respond to Rich King and Norm Dougan’s letters in the July 10, 2008 St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Rich King says, “Buy American.” I ask, “What’s American?” I drive a 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser. At first glance, I’m… |
(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...The shocking story behind the latest auto plant closings is that General Motors already had an electric car in production 20 years ago but chose to shred them. In response to California’s clean air standards, GM leased its EV 1…
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Talk about moxie! I read with amazement the comments of Chrysler President Tom Lasorda on the closing of the Fenton minvan plant. With a straight face he expained that “Chrysler chose to close the Fenton plant rather than…
(6 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...In the business column dated 6/16 “Rail transit just isn’t trying to improve fuel efficiency”, the Cato Institute fellow focuses on inefficiencies in our transit. He bemoans that buses often run less than full. To him, this means we should…
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