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Recovery.Gov - See where your tax dollars go

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President Obama is implementing this site to see where American tax dollars go.

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I found this "funny",our "bailout" $ FOR gm,(i DID AN INSPECTION ON A CAR YESTERDAY,IT WAS AN 07 YUKON) and this was the label for the OEM radio,well,our bailout $ goes to canada,japan(denso) and Mexico,not much it seems goes to USA !

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Dan wrote:I found this "funny",our "bailout" $ FOR gm,(i DID AN INSPECTION ON A CAR YESTERDAY,IT WAS AN 07 YUKON) and this was the label for the OEM radio,well,our bailout $ goes to canada,japan(denso) and Mexico,not much it seems goes to USA !

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You seem to forget that if that radio was assembled here in the US it would cost 100X more.
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JC wrote:You seem to forget that if that radio was assembled here in the US it would cost 100X more.
no I don't forget that,trust me,

I'm sure it will cost plenty to replace it ! LOL



it just all seems so ridiculous to me,GM is the farthest thing from "American made" that you can get !

JC wrote: if that radio was assembled here in the US it would cost 100X more.
*that's a shame in itself !*and pretty sad
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Dan wrote:no I don't forget that,trust me,I'm sure it will cost plenty to replace it ! LOL

it just all seems so ridiculous to me,GM is the farthest thing from "American made" that you can get !
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My Chevy Aveo had a sticker on it that said 97% made in Korea...
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same as Ford,all their crap is made in brazil and mexico,
and all the Harley parts and aftermarket "Sreaming eagle" is made in Korea and china. :(

and Honda goldwings are 100% american made ! LOL
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Indy wrote: :nod:

My Chevy Aveo had a sticker on it that said 97% made in Korea...
Lol, its a Daewoo, you rmember them, the company that went backrupt.
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First the trust must be reestablished, if it's at all possible. Do you honestly think we'll get truthful postings from that site? I don't. The government is the government is the government.
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blebs wrote: Do you honestly think we'll get truthful postings from that site? I don't.
ZZZZactly what I said early last fall when that was brought up.
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