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I'll try and lay out it out really, really simply.
The world economy is complicated. Buying a GM product (the Aveo) sends jobs overseas. That may or may not be bad, that's not my point. But it is, undeniably, true. Buying a "Japanese" product, the Toyota Tacoma, means jobs for California, where the ones sold in the US are made.
I never said GM going out of business was good. But I disagree that buying a Toyota is bad.
"Buy American" is a great sentiment. But it's exactly that, a sentiment. Very few products are made solely in the US. The US has been economically successful in the past, in an environment where we sold a considerable amount to ourselves. Built here, bought here. That is no longer the case. It used to be that if you needed a service, it was provided by a local service person, because the costs of doing it any other way was prohibitive. That is no longer the case, hence the outsourced call centers in India. Interestingly, many of those companies have headquarters and even founders in the US, meaning they are exactly as "American" as GM selling you a Korean made car.
Ignoring the global economy, and pretending you can "Buy American" and have a meaningful impact on the US economy is, simply, moronic. If you are actually care, aren't just a troll, and would like to attempt to make a difference, I have an idea. Come up with a good idea for a product or service that people need. Do it better and smarter than anyone else. Offer it globally. Make tons of money. That's the way to make a difference, not giving people a hard time about buying an american made Toyota. Protectionism and short-sighted views of the world economy do not create value, innovation and excellence do.
Since you seem a tad slow, here is some additional reading for you. I found it using Google(started here in the US, and making lots of money in the US, and providing lots of good jobs in the US.)
http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=435010
here's a snip
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Also built in Mexico is Chrysler's PT Cruiser, whose looks harken back to the American gangster cars of the 1920s and '30s.
In fact, the Toyota Avalon has more domestic content than a PT Cruiser—70 percent vs. the PT Cruiser's 61 percent. The Avalon is built at a factory in Kentucky."
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I missed the point? Are you really that stupid? New 
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