You are may be correct regarding some industries. The auto industry is a
poor example, however. Lobbying for such things was primarily an effort of
the US Autoworkers Union, not US companies, and to my understanding, no
tariffs were applied to Japanese goods, including autos, in the 50's and
60's. The only US camera maker of the time was Kodak. Save for a few example
cameras such as the Retina, most of Kodak's cameras were sold at a loss.
Kodak is not in the camera business you see. They are in the film business.
They welcomed the Japanese camera market with delight.
So, um, tell me again why Windsor produces what it does with Detroit just
across the river? The US doesn't have an export tax, so what's your personal
economic advantage in having a Ford plant in
Oakville, Ontario only a few hundred miles away from Detroit? Why do you pay
more for your Ford (or whatever) than we do for ours? - and it's made in
your country!
Keep in mind that American import tariffs apply whether marketed directly or
through Honeywell. (The item is still imported.) Therefore, using
protectionist tariffs as a reason Asahi had to market through Honeywell
doesn't seem to make sense.
Regards,
Bob...
From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Blakely"
> Subject: Re: Asahi vs Honeywell.
>
> > Any laws regarding commerce with Japan ceased the day the war
> ended.
>
> Me thinks you dissemble just a bit here Bob. The US has in the
> past, and continues to sanction imports from non USA based
> companies, based primarily on lobbying efforts by American
> corporations that would rather not compete with outside
> companies.
> The US automakers are a case in point, forcing many of the
> Japanese automakers to set up manufacturing plants in the US to
> avoid trade sanctions. The US lumber industry is a more recent
> example of American companies lobbying for and being granted
> trade sanctions rather than competing, though the Canadian
> softwood lumber industry and American consumers, not Japanese
> interests are being adversely affected in this instance.
> I know I asked that we not go here, but we seem to be going here
> anyway, so I thought I would come along for the ride...
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