Reply #45: There was some discussion on CNBC earlier today [View All]

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and they talked about marketing. That we don't see ads for GM or Ford these days on TV.

And then someone said that we no longer have the attitude of "must have car" like the SUV. And I thought "must have?" We've always purchased cars that would take us from point A to point B in a safe and reliable manner and that were affordable and that would last at least 10 years.

On the other hand, since the whole global economy is tanking because the American consumer no longer spend money on useless items, or no longer replaces existing stuff with new ones every few years, perhaps we need to encourage those fools to continue to consume. Service, after all, is 70% of our GDP.

And, welcome to DU.

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