Savior Or Dictator? Michigan Mayor Tells City Workers To Buy American Cars Or Hit The Road!
Agent009 submitted on 9/18/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:02:08 AM
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A directive recently handed down by a Detroit-area suburban mayor has ignited the latest round of a seemingly endless debate -- one that always burns with more intensity in the home of the Big Three than anywhere else.
It's the debate that relates to cars and it goes something like this: "Buy American!" vs. "I'll buy what I want!"
That debate sometimes, but not always, begins as a civil conversation. But the Detroit area has been hit hard in the last five years by the ongoing, sometimes enormous financial losses posted by the Big Three. The Big Three's financial woes have had a direct impact on the Michigan economy with hundreds of thousands of layoffs and/or buyouts.
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