Buying American is it really worth it?

[sellersm]

Gotta love NAFTA...

[Haroldlutsen]

I will buy American no matter what, pathetic excuses (to buy foreign) is all I see!! Even if the car is a pig.......... I don't care. AMERICAN it is! I will buy two American cars to every 1 of your foreign jobs GLADLY and will gladly put in twice the gas too!!


But then again I love every thing AMERICAN!!

Way to go I like your attitude at one point I had a 460 ford a hemi jeep a 4.6 v8 crown Vic and a 403 trans am all American v8 power at the same time

[10mm-man]

Way to go I like your attitude at one point I had a 460 ford a hemi jeep a 4.6 v8 crown Vic and a 403 trans am all American v8 power at the same time

I love the T.A.! Split t-tops were the shit! I had a girlfriend in N.C that used to drive one around, with a sawed off shotty under the seat, crazy chick! That 460 is a BEAST! I had the 1994 T.A., Numerous F-150's, Chevy's, Dodge, can't beat American HORSE POWER!

[Gman]

I've been a Chevy guy forever. I looked at the products they were making and had to pass. I looked around at other US manufacturers and didn't like what I saw for the money.

I ended up getting a 2012 Hyundai Azera and it's the nicest car I've ever owned.

293 HP V6 and got over 30mpg on a trip from WA state to CO via Montana.

[Irving]

What is the direct benefit of buying American vehicles?
Specifically, who exactly do you imagine you are benefiting by purchasing American?

[tmleadr03]

What is the direct benefit of buying American vehicles?
Specifically, who exactly do you imagine you are benefiting by purchasing American?

Applicable word.

[BigDee]

Simple answer. No.

You should always buy the best of something that you can afford and not pay much attention to where it is made. I was always raised to buy the cheapest product available, needless to say I like my parents was always replacing shit. Several years ago I met a very wise man and the first lesson he taught me was "Poor people can not afford to buy cheap stuff." I've never forgot those words and in keeping to them I've found that my money goes a whole lot further these days.

[Irving]

I guess what I'm getting at is that when you are purchasing a product, the value you get for your money should be the primary concern. If money going to "America" is the most important thing, then skip all the bullshit and start stroking off checks to the US government. Whether your dollars go to company CEO A or company CEO B, probably has less of an effect on "America" than you imagine that it does.

For the record, I prefer to buy American products when they are the best that I can afford. I am also a recent subscriber to buy once, cry once, and don't always follow that creed as much as I should. I don't like to buy Chinese because a lot of the products I personally have experience from China are made cheaply and fall apart (shoes).

[10mm-man]

Specifically, who exactly do you imagine you are benefiting by purchasing American?

I am AMERICAN buddy! It's all about ME! So I would be benefiting me! Riding around in my AMERICAN made car, pissing off all the tree loving, earth saving, foreign car loven ......

[Irving]

I am AMERICAN buddy! It's all about ME! So I would be benefiting me! Riding around in my AMERICAN made car, pissing off all the tree loving, earth saving, foreign car loven ......

I think you're mostly being sarcastic, but in case you aren't, I asked because I'm curious who is actually benefited by buying American. I'm also curious who people think they are helping.
For example, I doubt buying American improves roads, lowers gas prices, or increases education. I'm sure an argument could be made that it increases the value of the dollar in some way. Otherwise, giving money to a company, is not the same as giving money to a country. If people are mostly concerned with helping an American keep a job, that is fine, but the origin country of the company doesn't matter as long as an American employee is involved.

To be clear, it doesn't matter if profits go to a company in China or a company in the US, because you can't control where those people or companies spend that money anyway. What good does it to buy Ford, if all the Ford CEOs are spending their money on BMW's?

It's not a clear cut issue, which is my point.