just because toyotas and such are built here the fact is the profit on these does not benefit the american treasury it goes to Japan. Those nice people who visited Pearl Harbor.
Everyone says that. Yes, money does leave the US. But how many people here in the US work for Toyota whether direct or round about. Think about all the vendors, the dealerships, small manufacturing, service departments, shipping services, etc... I don't think as much as people think leaves the US.
As far as the cars being parted out. It's true, once it goes to the salvage yard, anything but the drive train can be salvaged. Hell, I will probably be getting some nice wheels and some other things off of a few cars that we had traded. It's not all bad guys. Yes, there are somethings that are sad to see get scrapped.
