Japanese automakers sold 319,342 vehicles under the U.S. cash-for-clunkers program this year, almost half of the roughly 677,000 vehicles purchased. About 115,000 of those Japanese vehicles were imported.
Now Japan is running its own stimulus plan designed, in the midst of a market wide slump, to boost sales of fuel-efficient cars. And the rules shut out all U.S.-brand vehicles.
I will no longer be ashamed of our successes. I will not be ashamed of what we have as a nation- as a basic standard of living. I do not want to lower my standard of living to level the playing field. The US standard of living, the successes of our nation WAS not accomplished on the backs of the third world countries. It was accomplished by men and women who had a dream and took a chance. Many came to this country, legally, to pursue that dream, knowing that they might very well fail in their attempts. Many did fail. But they got back up and tried again. We are not a second rate country- we do not owe any apologies to any other countries for succeeding, growing, and prospering. We have done so by the sweat and determination of our people. Actually, truth be told- we have done it with THEIR people, The people who chose to leave their homeland for something better: The United States of America. All were not too big to fail... they were determined.
We have done this living with our self imposed restrictions, trade, environment, health care, and worker’s rights. Oil rigs are appearing between Cuba and Florida, while we debate. We monitor the levels of toxins we have in our products while the Chinese happily send us sheet rock and children’s toys that cause us harm. We have no restriction on the import of Cars – even allowing foreign companies to set up shop here- while we are not allowed to compete equally.
When will we get some politicians with the stones to defend the values and efforts of the Americans they supposedly represent?
I am not apologizing any longer. Neither should my elected officials.
God Bless America.
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