http://www.magicspatula.com/blog/2009/02/08/buy-american-apparently/ Matt Casey's Blog Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:29:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.magicspatula.com/blog/2009/02/08/buy-american-apparently/comment-page-1/#comment-797 Matt Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:57:32 +0000 http://www.magicspatula.com/blog/?p=2247#comment-797 Yeah, every economist I've heard on the subject has said that. Now is no time for blindly following ideology. Yeah, every economist I’ve heard on the subject has said that. Now is no time for blindly following ideology.

]]> http://www.magicspatula.com/blog/2009/02/08/buy-american-apparently/comment-page-1/#comment-784 Chris Barthol Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:18:12 +0000 http://www.magicspatula.com/blog/?p=2247#comment-784 I read an article a short while ago about the problems with Buy American. A lot of the major companies such as GE and others are strongly against it. If we put up these walls, then other countries are more likely to follow suite, since they cant sell their products in our country. Then our large companies cant sell products in other countries and then hamper the economy yet again. So the question becomes is it worth it to keep or goods within the nation, and I believe it is not worth it. The marketplace is a global one, and you cant revert to protectorism without negative effects. I read an article a short while ago about the problems with Buy American. A lot of the major companies such as GE and others are strongly against it. If we put up these walls, then other countries are more likely to follow suite, since they cant sell their products in our country. Then our large companies cant sell products in other countries and then hamper the economy yet again. So the question becomes is it worth it to keep or goods within the nation, and I believe it is not worth it. The marketplace is a global one, and you cant revert to protectorism without negative effects.

]]> http://www.magicspatula.com/blog/2009/02/08/buy-american-apparently/comment-page-1/#comment-776 Matt Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:11:08 +0000 http://www.magicspatula.com/blog/?p=2247#comment-776 Yeah, plus it buys us less, so at the end of the stimulus programs, we won't have as much long-term increased efficiency. Yeah, plus it buys us less, so at the end of the stimulus programs, we won’t have as much long-term increased efficiency.

]]> http://www.magicspatula.com/blog/2009/02/08/buy-american-apparently/comment-page-1/#comment-774 Peyton Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:50:42 +0000 http://www.magicspatula.com/blog/?p=2247#comment-774 What crap is this? Buy American? For example, is that our solution to the auto crisis??? "Hmm...instead of making better cars, let's stop buying superior cars..." Shame, shame, on the dems... What crap is this? Buy American? For example, is that our solution to the auto crisis??? “Hmm…instead of making better cars, let’s stop buying superior cars…” Shame, shame, on the dems…

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