GM, Ford, Chrysler, any car company for that matter does not manufacture oil, spark plugs, bearings, hoses, and the list goes on. Now, they do however manufacture some parts such as fenders, doors, transmissions, engines etc, and yes, when I replace those items, I replace them with OEM. This is America, you are free to buy whatever you chose to buy. I will give you one example for you to think about, you don't have to agree with it, it's not a matter of opinion, it's a fact.
Do you understand what annual price concessions are? If not, I will explain to you, we as a society in general always want more for less, the fact is, you may get more for less, but someone is going to pay for it, maybe not yourself directly, maybe not even someone you know, but somewhere, someone is paying for it. In about 1995 the good folks at Walmart notified RCA then still largely made in Marion, IN (the television manufacturer) that they would no longer be selling RCA televisions in Walmart stores because their pricing was not competitive with other companies manufacturing televisions offshore in places such as China, Taiwan, Mexico etc. Of course the company had 900+ employees that have families to support, cost of living is rising, so the employees need higher wages annually to support their families, and Walmart wants lower priced TVs annually. There are only so many manufacturing improvements that a company can do cost effectively, so what choice is left to the company? They can either lose the highest volume customer they have, cut employee's wages so low they cannot support their families, or they can manufacture TVs in the same region as their competitors and keep their highest volume customer. So guess what, all 900+ employees lost their jobs, (I know cause my uncle was a toolmaker there), those TVs are made in China now, but at least all the "pore" people can go to Walmart and buy a RCA TV just as cheap as any other brand. So the next time you talk about being "pore" think about what you are doing when you are going into Walmart. I am not attacking you for buying a "clone" chainsaw kit, but I certainly wouldn't be trying to promote them. Trust me, I am not a "rich ass" as you say, but I do believe in paying my honest wages to a company that paid for their own engineering and technology development rather than one that stole it. I have not stepped foot in a Walmart store since 1995, I am sure my little boycott means nothing to them, but I know I am doing my part to the best of my ability.
