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Originally Posted by Sparks67
Why does SCAT go to China instead of making in the USA? It is Greed! The question is how much that crank cost from China? Then they price it a little cheaper than GM part. I am from a former GM town (Kettering, Oh. You might have heard of DELCO), but I seen the affects of companies that have left the USA to get lower labor costs. My friends that worked at GM lost their jobs. So, maybe you guys might think about that next time you save a few bucks.
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I don't want to get into a political discussion in your crankshaft thread -- but there's always two ways to see the same issue.... and GREED may have been behind the unions that drive labor costs so high that it forces companies to shop elsewhere. At some point the balance gets tipped and someone goes looking for a job.
I agree with you that greed and penny pinching by the RETAIL customer is also what drives these decisions. I personally will do almost anything and spend twice as much to buy USA or NON chinese products... But I know I'm fighting an losing battle there. So much stuff is made offshore anymore. That, to me, is where our government is a complete failure. In the old days we had DUTIES and TARIFFS on these products to keep the playing field even or at least somewhat competitive. Our government decided we didn't need this anymore and that's when the flood gates opened.
Remember Ross Perot -- when he said NAFTA is that giant sucking sound... He was 100% right on the money.
