The biggest vote you make is not on Election Day but when you buy a car, as I just did. A new Mercedes? For the West German economy, 60,000 votes. A new Infiniti? For Japan, 40,000 votes. A new Chevy Beretta? For Detroit, 13,000.
Now don't get your yuppie BMW back up. I know you're every bit as patriotic as I am. And like you, I believe in free trade: you should buy whatever damn car you please. (And, yes, I know your Japanese car may have been built here, and that your Miata, built over there, is part American because...
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