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Originally Posted by huey
Harley Davidson was making parts in Japan in the 70s..
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I'm not sure how long it's been (I would guess since the 50's?) that the US, Canada and other countries have all outsourced parts from other countries.
From the point of view of the US and Canada, most everything we now buy is made overseas. It would be great to be able to buy things that were made locally again, but I think that imposing sudden tarrifs on things made elsewhere will cause more harm than good.
To me it makes more sense to talk to all countries involved and explore ways to do things slowly and avoid negative impacts where possible.
Just imagine how cool it would be to buy a Harley Davidson bike, and wear an HD jacket, knowing that 100% of it was made in the USA?
Then again, the fact that some of its parts are made overseas too does not and should not really hurt the brand either. If you go to their website at
https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/index.html screaming "built in the usa". So maybe it doesn't matter where it's built? Is a Harley Davidson motorcycle any less iconic, cool or sexy because parts come from offshore? For me at least, no.
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Originally Posted by Robbie
It's "America First" here in the U.S. now. Just like it has ALWAYS been "Europe First" in the EU and "Canada First" in Canada.
It's only fair.
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Agreed. I think local sourcing should be the goal for as much as possible. I just worry though that Trump's tarrifs are too much, too soon. It seems like a wildly complex issue that is best handled carefully so it doesn't cause job loss anywhere.