[OAC_Sparky]

oldeguy,Nov 24 2007, 10:37 AM Wrote:Okay, here goes.... We work and live in Canada, get paid in Canadian Dollars, pay Canadian Taxes, receive benefits from living in Canada, so why pump your money into another country's economy for things you can buy in your own? By buying in Canada, you are helping your own countrymen. I know this is very simplistic reasoning, but, it works for me. I can't see the point of going across the border to buy stuff that I can get here.
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Well, the same reasoning can be applied to buying North American cars. But beating the patriotic drum doesn't seem to get too far around here. So now I say "f***'em". I don't see why I should take a bath supporting the Canadian economy when nobody seems to want to support where I work. I've got dual citizenship (US-Canadian) so I figure, "what the hell...".

Nobody complained over here when the USD was $1.40 CAD and the Americans shopped over here.

So when I can go buy a TV, that was made in Japan, that costs $4500+tax on sale at FutureShop for $2400 at Sears, I'm there. I still paid sales tax on it when I brought it in ($400 worth), and STILL came out $2G ahead.

Same for the cap for my new truck. Made in Indiana. Saved another $800 for driving three hours round trip. What does $800 save? To spend $800 I have to make $1200 in my tax bracket. That's 30 hours work at my exhorbitant union wage. So you wouldn't drive 3 hours to save 30? Bought new tires for the Focus on the trip over to order, saved another $300. So that totals $3100 in savings.

So when I stop seeing vehicles not made in North America in people's driveways (personally, I don't even care so much about Hondas and Toyotas built here -- at least they're built by your neighbours), I'll buy where i can get the best deal. If Canadian retailers want my business, price it accordingly.

Enuf said.