• 60d@lemmy.ca
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      14 hours ago

      ‘Made in Canada’ is more important to the cause. That’s where the jobs are.

      ‘Headquartered in Murca’ makes very little difference to the Canadian economy. It’s not like the c-levels contribute anything to Murca, as can be plainly seen.

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        6 hours ago

        it might not make a difference to the Canadian economy, but buying cars from American companies still boost theirs.

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          6 hours ago

          Not at all! They contribute nothing to the American economy except inflation.

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            2 hours ago

            That makes zero sense. How do they benefit by selling and manufacturing cars in other countries, if not by making money?

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              1 hour ago

              Weird, right? So people make money while working for Ford, for example.

              Ford the automaker gets paid and makes “profit” in Murca.

              Profit goes to the 1%. The 1% contributes nothing to the economy by dodging taxes and securing a greater share of the overall wallet in Murca.

              This causes inflation because there’s less money circulating. Huh. It’s almost like the profits do nothing, despite what Reagan told you.

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            2 hours ago

            I don’t understand how an American company wouldn’t make money by selling and manufacturing cars in other countries. If that isn’t the case, why the fuck do they do it?

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              I think the point they’re making is that the majority of the money they make in Canada, they spend in Canada. They pay Canadian taxes and Canadian staff, using Canadian banks, etc.

              Just because their headquarters are in the US doesn’t necessarily mean they’re sending vast sums of money across the border, that would be expensive. The American-based company makes money, but not necessarily in America, they’re multi-national and their money is kept all over the world.

              As opposed to a company that exports their products, in which case the money is paid to the American company in America with American staff etc.

              I don’t have any numbers or sources to back this up though. Just outlining what I think the other commenter was implying.

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              They manufacture significant parts of their cars (or sometimes entire cars) outside the US and then sell them in the US. It’s part of why small pickup trucks don’t really exist anymore, due to tariff nonsense.

              They do it because manufacturing labor is cheaper elsewhere.