Yes! Found a US manufacturer of Mag 500's.
01-05-2009, 12:14 PM
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Yes! Found a US manufacturer of Mag 500's.
http://www.specialtywheelsltd.org/index.html
They have them in 14, 15, 16 (didn't know anyone did that), and 17.
Made in Oregon, only $20 more a wheel.
Just an FYI for everyone out there. If you can spare the extra change, send some $$$ to Oregon and not Bejing.
They have them in 14, 15, 16 (didn't know anyone did that), and 17.
Made in Oregon, only $20 more a wheel.
Just an FYI for everyone out there. If you can spare the extra change, send some $$$ to Oregon and not Bejing.
01-05-2009, 10:08 PM
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also another FYI, majority of the products coming to the US from China are made by American owned companies.
if you owned a company and you could quadruple your earnings by opening a plant in a country that didnt have minimum pay standards, you would do it too. (and you know you would, assuming you are a good businessman)
making money is making money. you're still buying from an american company
if you owned a company and you could quadruple your earnings by opening a plant in a country that didnt have minimum pay standards, you would do it too. (and you know you would, assuming you are a good businessman)
making money is making money. you're still buying from an american company
01-05-2009, 10:58 PM
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Ugh, don't get me started. It's a little more complicated than that.
Oh, and don't tell me what I would do.
If "being a good businessman" means f$%king our middle class in the ***, than count me out.
Oh, and don't tell me what I would do.
If "being a good businessman" means f$%king our middle class in the ***, than count me out.
01-06-2009, 12:58 AM
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Yeah because people try and make it more complicated than it is.
Its a simple and elementary idea...maximizing profit by outsourcing jobs. Does it take jobs away from Americans? You bet it does. But you can't make a case for keeping jobs in America when they dont have an economic right to exist. unfortunately becoming rich and proper ethics and morals usually dont come hand in hand.
i didnt tell you what YOU would do, i told you what a savy globalized businessman would do. if you dont feel like exploiting chinese workers to increase your company's profits because of some moral standards you have, good...more power to you. unfortunately, most american corporations dont agree with u
Its a simple and elementary idea...maximizing profit by outsourcing jobs. Does it take jobs away from Americans? You bet it does. But you can't make a case for keeping jobs in America when they dont have an economic right to exist. unfortunately becoming rich and proper ethics and morals usually dont come hand in hand.
i didnt tell you what YOU would do, i told you what a savy globalized businessman would do. if you dont feel like exploiting chinese workers to increase your company's profits because of some moral standards you have, good...more power to you. unfortunately, most american corporations dont agree with u
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01-06-2009, 01:20 AM
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01-06-2009, 08:04 AM
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Yeah because people try and make it more complicated than it is.
Its a simple and elementary idea...maximizing profit by outsourcing jobs. Does it take jobs away from Americans? You bet it does. But you can't make a case for keeping jobs in America when they dont have an economic right to exist. unfortunately becoming rich and proper ethics and morals usually dont come hand in hand.
i didnt tell you what YOU would do, i told you what a savy globalized businessman would do. if you dont feel like exploiting chinese workers to increase your company's profits because of some moral standards you have, good...more power to you. unfortunately, most american corporations dont agree with u
Its a simple and elementary idea...maximizing profit by outsourcing jobs. Does it take jobs away from Americans? You bet it does. But you can't make a case for keeping jobs in America when they dont have an economic right to exist. unfortunately becoming rich and proper ethics and morals usually dont come hand in hand.
i didnt tell you what YOU would do, i told you what a savy globalized businessman would do. if you dont feel like exploiting chinese workers to increase your company's profits because of some moral standards you have, good...more power to you. unfortunately, most american corporations dont agree with u
I'm glad you put in words like "unfortunately" etc, because what stirs me is when people study Econ 101 in High School or College and actually believe in Free Trade. I thought you were one of them.Answer me this, who determines "an economic right to exist" which is the center point of your post?
The ultimate power in business lies in the customers' hands. Not "savy globalized businessmen". We decide what we buy.
I am simply stating, that it's time for us as consumers to force the executives' hand, and in the process make ourselves richer. Pay a little premium, get something made here. If Walmart over a ten year period slowly transitioned from 80/20 (Asia/US) to 20/80, I believe that would help sustain the middle class.
I have been wading through lawyer tweeked language, companies calling themselves "American" Racing, no responses to polite emails just to find a true manufacture of wheels still on these shores.
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01-06-2009, 08:18 AM
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If you call several minimum wage wearhouse workers with no health insurance, one guy with CAD, and 8 executives driving Toyotas who used to have 30 tax paying American employees an "american company".......
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01-06-2009, 09:25 AM
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Those 500's are the ones I got from MU a few weeks ago. I got them from their ebay store for about 700 with center caps and lug nuts and free shipping. They look nice. I am pleased with them so far. The center caps are metal repops with plastic centers and metal tabs. They look nice too but are made in tiawan though.
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