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Easttroy
| | Posted on Friday, November 19, 2010 - 09:18 pm: | 
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Actually, buying American is MUCH more important with SMALL purchases.
Small businesses make up more than 99.7% of all employers
Small businesses create more than 50 percent of the nonfarm private gross domestic product (GDP).
The latest figures show that small businesses create 75 percent of the net new jobs in our economy.
Aside from that, the biggest reason I bought a Buell was because my VRSCA couldn't corner as well and I don't like most non-US made sport bikes. They are also designed for people 7/8ths my height.
But since then, I've come to know exactly why I bought a Buell. It's designed by Eric Buell.
(Message edited by easttroy on November 19, 2010) |
Jaimec
| | Posted on Saturday, November 20, 2010 - 10:50 am: |
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quote:It's designed by Eric Buell.
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Dannybuell
| | Posted on Saturday, November 20, 2010 - 11:11 am: |
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Easttroy posted "Actually, buying American is MUCH more important with SMALL purchases."
Please expand I would love to focus my efforts on small purchases that benefit domestic industries.
The middle class has historically contributed to a strong economy. The auto industry has historically been very well paid. These people were good consumers. Amid foreign competition on our shores and off, this fact became the undoing of GM and Chrysler. The mid 20th century saying 'whats good for GM is good for America' seems to have been a valid concern in the 21st century as well. |
Skntpig
| | Posted on Saturday, November 20, 2010 - 11:50 am: |
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OP---- No I bought it because it wasn't Honda or Ducati |
Duphuckincati
| | Posted on Saturday, November 20, 2010 - 12:09 pm: |
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Interesting the amount of response this question has generated. Pride of ownership seems evident regardless of reasons for or against HD. |
Jaimec
| | Posted on Saturday, November 20, 2010 - 06:24 pm: |
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quote:
Please expand I would love to focus my efforts on small purchases that benefit domestic industries.
Well, in my case every year I lead a group of motorcyclists out to Long Island's North Fork to stock up on "Bubbly" for the holidays.
Long Island is one of the world's best kept secrets for fine wines. I bothers me when I go into a local restaurant and the wine list touts European and California wines, when we have award-winning wineries local to our region.
That's just my small contribution to boosting a small, local industry. |
Mosbydog
| | Posted on Sunday, November 21, 2010 - 09:04 pm: |
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I bought the bike because it was a fast and raw ride – I had a chance to ride one before I bought and liked how the R stuck – I push this bike farther than any other bike I have owned. The R is a great ride – but you already knew that… |
Dreso1021
| | Posted on Monday, November 22, 2010 - 12:24 am: |
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Leading up to my 1st bike purchase i was in and out of HD dealerships constantly and always found myself lingering around the Buells. I was just captivated by them. I always wanted a 1125R but when I applied for financing they only approved me enough to get a cityx...or said they would extend it to get me on a sportser  So I went with the cityx. I fell in love instantly. Rode the crap out of that bike for the year I had it. Finally found myself in a position to buy my dream bike and went for it. As much as I loved that cityx the 1125 made me almost forget all about it. I havent looked back since. And after the way HD handled the Buell / MV Agusta situation I swore to never buy an HD. I was planning on getting a streetglide in the future but that went out the window. Hoping to save for an 1190RS. If thats out of reach might go with a victory cruiser. Only time will tell. |
Easttroy
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 12:30 am: |
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Dannybuell,
Probably the most noticeable industry is farming. I typically don't buy meat from the store anymore. I go straight to the farm and deal with the farmer. I get to know the farm and how the animals are "generally" treated. I get feed back from people I know who are customers (or read reviews online). That's a starting point.
I also frequent farmer's markets, where the produce and the food is locally grown (usually year round) and the money stays here.
Next time you buy a can of "pieces and stems" mushrooms (or if you don't like them, just go look), they are now imported. They used to be made HERE until we starting buying the cheapest ones and putting the quality producers out of business, because people wanted to save 20 cents (especially when people go out of their way for a $4 cup of coffee).
Then there are businesses such as exhaust stores, 4x4 stores, local bakeries, computer services, etc that are all local people (as much as possible) and manufacture the parts from stock or made from a design spec.
I'm just naming a few places. There are probably hundreds of business locally that would be willing to do what you need done. They may cost a couple dollars more, but we are not shipping the item, costing our planet environmentally (which no one has ever put a value on).
If you think about what you spend your money on, it's not hard to see where the money goes. If you go to walmart, you send your money to china or another east asian, low wage country (aside from making walmart some $$$$). Same can be said about any store that has to purchase most of it's goods from overseas.
I'm rambling about an unrelated item in this thread.
Anyways, buy local, buy american, support our economy, cause most of the country doesn't get it and they want to make it the Communist States of America (which includes China).
Wait a minute, weren't we FIGHTING communists like 30 years ago? WTF? |
Dannybuell
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 01:16 am: |
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Easttroy - Those are good ideas and will likely will lead to a healthier lifestyle too. |
Kirb
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 06:45 pm: |
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"They used to be made HERE until we starting buying the cheapest ones and putting the quality producers out of business, because people wanted to save 20 cents (especially when people go out of their way for a $4 cup of coffee)."
You can blame the US consumer for wanting the cheapest, but places that started that tradition is Walmart. Anyone who knows better will never set foot in one of those places. You have to be on the side I am to see how bad Walmart treats their suppliers who are forced to move off shore after Walmart becomes 40%+ of your business and forces you to lower prices.
Rant off. Buy local. |
Blakesadbag
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 09:04 pm: |
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It's hard not to, I see it 40+ hours a week... the walmart factor dictates about 60% of our business, forcing us to choke our supplier and workforce.... YES WAL MART IS EVIL STAY AWAY YOU ARE ONLY MAKING THINGS WORSE.
These are the same consumers who need to save .020 cents to buy a 50 inch HDTV plasma so they can watch standard def TV |
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