{"id":9346,"date":"2025-05-04T06:37:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T12:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uawlocal2250.net\/live\/?p=9346"},"modified":"2025-05-04T06:37:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T12:37:32","slug":"sunday-point-counterpoint-buying-american","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uawlocal2250.net\/live\/index.php\/2025\/05\/04\/sunday-point-counterpoint-buying-american\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Point\/Counterpoint: Buying American"},"content":{"rendered":"

Should you buy American? Does it make a difference? Nolan Finley of the Detroit News argues in his May 3rd opinion piece that American made ain’t what it used to be<\/a>…<\/p>\n

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Not so long ago if you looked out the window and saw a Ford, GM or Chrysler product sitting in the driveway, you could feel certain your car payment was going to help keep your neighbors working and your communities fat with tax dollars.<\/p>\n

\u201cI drive an American car\u201d was once something quite important to say around here. If it were a Honda or Toyota in your driveway, you weren\u2019t considered a real Detroiter. There were parking lots where your vehicle wasn\u2019t welcome, and even some where it wasn\u2019t safe.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The piece concludes that with all the outsourcing and global integration that there isn’t much of a difference between American made and foreign made vehicles. He makes some good points but misses the real issue.\u00a0 Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions are the issues between companies and products sold in the US.<\/p>\n

” I support better wages and working conditions” should still be an important thing to say.\u00a0 One of the best ways to do this is to buy union made vehicles. Union made vehicles bring with them better pay, stronger communities, and protection against your dollars being used to exploit your fellow citizens. The Economic Policy Institute describes How Union Help All Workers.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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