dannyboy
From the promised LAND
I do not disagree.
At one time, the Made in America sticker was the sign of a product that had no equal anywhere in the world. But then things began to change.
Corporate management decided to make things cheaper, to where they would wear out after 5 or 10 years. And as a result, many things didnt last even that long. They also took a back seat to innovation, creative design, in other words the Nascar approach. No longer do we reward those that figure out a way to do it better, we all have to be the same. I guess you can tell I dont think much of the way nascar is set up anymore
Same thing holds true for cars. I do find it so interesting that the "core and most profitable" are not the ones being sold off, but the unique cars are. So we are all destined to drive the same looking car of the future, instead of letting the boys in Detroit lead the world once again.
And in large part, the gooberment has had a large part to play in this decline of our greatness.
It is an interesting side note, when gas was 4 bucks or higher a gallon, and all the moochers were running for office, every damn one of them agreed we need to expand our search for domestic oil, including off shore drilling (which the Cubans with Chinese help are doing off the coast of Florida), but yet not one word now that it is back to 2.50+. But yet listen to them tell the car makers that they have to make alternative fuel autos, while the rest of the world runs on gas.
We cant help but shoot ourselves in the foot.
d
At one time, the Made in America sticker was the sign of a product that had no equal anywhere in the world. But then things began to change.
Corporate management decided to make things cheaper, to where they would wear out after 5 or 10 years. And as a result, many things didnt last even that long. They also took a back seat to innovation, creative design, in other words the Nascar approach. No longer do we reward those that figure out a way to do it better, we all have to be the same. I guess you can tell I dont think much of the way nascar is set up anymore
Same thing holds true for cars. I do find it so interesting that the "core and most profitable" are not the ones being sold off, but the unique cars are. So we are all destined to drive the same looking car of the future, instead of letting the boys in Detroit lead the world once again.
And in large part, the gooberment has had a large part to play in this decline of our greatness.
It is an interesting side note, when gas was 4 bucks or higher a gallon, and all the moochers were running for office, every damn one of them agreed we need to expand our search for domestic oil, including off shore drilling (which the Cubans with Chinese help are doing off the coast of Florida), but yet not one word now that it is back to 2.50+. But yet listen to them tell the car makers that they have to make alternative fuel autos, while the rest of the world runs on gas.
We cant help but shoot ourselves in the foot.
d