Originally Posted by JessTD

but do they actually use that 40k sticker price in figuring manufactured goods?

I don't know

or when they figure it are they only figure parts made not the actual car sitting on a retail lot?

I don't know this one either

granted theres a lot to think about but the bottom line is the argument that the US doesnt make anything just doesnt hold ground. we just dont make what we used to because of globalization. I've also learned the US is one of the largest chemical producers in the world still. many chemicals needed throughout the world are only made in the US simply because noone else has the facilities or the skills to. the whole we make nothing is all political mongering if you ask me. politicians like to trump it up to strike fear into peoples hearts to sway voting just like global warming