Revolving credit down another 6% this quarter

Americans continue to pay down their debts and credit scores are improving!!

Some may argue that this is holding the economy back but in the long term this can only strengthen the economy.

Lesson, pay that Visa in full each month! Layaway instead of intrest bearing charge accounts and purchases on the plastic.

Lets not rely on those Dems and Repubs, let us working stiffs build the economy, cut off the Big Bank mentality. Spend those intrest and service fees on KY grown redworms and week on Kentucky Lake.

Next we will drive 65 and under in a 55 mph zone and start taking the C 1500 to the post office instead of the C 6500 to decrease that BP CEO bonous.

Yea, my credit card fired me too.

Agreed, let's kill oil profits, and support the US economy by buying a KIA that gets 40 mpg. I mean the salesman there is an American right?

What the hey, their warranty and reliability beats anything us American pukes can build. We did it to ourselves. No I take that back, the CEO's and middle managers did it to us. Oh yeah, they were American CEO's and Middle managers weren't they.

[QUOTE=HURRICANEBOB;498474]Agreed, let's kill oil profits, and support the US economy by buying a KIA that gets 40 mpg. I mean the salesman there is an American right?

What the hey, their warranty and reliability beats anything us American pukes can build. We did it to ourselves. No I take that back, the CEO's and middle managers did it to us. Oh yeah, they were American CEO's and Middle managers weren't they.[/QUOTE]

I looked at one of those KIAs. Think I will keep my GMC Sierra 1500. Could not find a suitable place to bolt on a hitch.

My GMC has a V8 and still gets 22 mpg highway. Considering my old 85 gets around 12 mpg we have come a long way. By the way I still have my 85 GMC and use it for rough stuff. It does not burn a drop of oil and the AC is cold. I keep it because it will do things my new GMC will not do. For some reason the accelerator in my new truck will not work if I try to drive through a barbed wire fence, that old truck will go right through it.

I would like to see how your KIA is holding up in year 2040. That is when it will be the same age as my GMC is now.

My wife looked at one when we bought her car, the road noise was deafening. Driving one of those to FLA would be my vision of purgatory. If we travel with just the two of us we usually take my new truck. It is a better, smoother, quieter ride that her new Camery (made in Georgetown).

So keep bashing American Products. Post some pictures of your Kia pulling your boat up the ramp if you would.

P.S. The GMC/Chevy 1500 series and the Ford F150 series get better MPG than Toyota Tundra. Don't see any 1985 Toyota trucks out on the road today, see dozens of 1985 and older Chevys and Fords everyday.

I'm kind of under the thinking that the America people are paying down their debt because their confidence in having a job next week, next month, next year is very very low.

[QUOTE=Chubminnow;498486]I'm kind of under the thinking that the America people are paying down their debt because their confidence in having a job next week, next month, next year is very very low.[/QUOTE]

Kinda like the glass is half full. I see as they want to get out from under that debt burden for things other than necessities (house/car etc). Revolving credit is unsecured credit.

Back to made in America...When the TV signal went digital I had to get one of those coverter boxes for the TV in the guest bedroom. When I was hooking it up I noticed that TV was a GE made in Portsmouth VA. It's over 35 years old. Was my first remote controlled TV! It has out lived dozens of the made in Korea TVs. I have a chest freezer in the Morton barn that was made in the 50s. It was there when I bought this farm (30+ years ago), probably a 1955 model Fridgidare. It has never been serviced or even required an ounce of freon since I have lived here. I am on my third Fridge in the house.

[QUOTE=kydonky;498485]I looked at one of those KIAs. Think I will keep my GMC Sierra 1500. Could not find a suitable place to bolt on a hitch.

My GMC has a V8 and still gets 22 mpg highway. Considering my old 85 gets around 12 mpg we have come a long way. By the way I still have my 85 GMC and use it for rough stuff. It does not burn a drop of oil and the AC is cold. I keep it because it will do things my new GMC will not do. For some reason the accelerator in my new truck will not work if I try to drive through a barbed wire fence, that old truck will go right through it.

I would like to see how your KIA is holding up in year 2040. That is when it will be the same age as my GMC is now.

My wife looked at one when we bought her car, the road noise was deafening. Driving one of those to FLA would be my vision of purgatory. If we travel with just the two of us we usually take my new truck. It is a better, smoother, quieter ride that her new Camery (made in Georgetown).

So keep bashing American Products. Post some pictures of your Kia pulling your boat up the ramp if you would.

P.S. The GMC/Chevy 1500 series and the Ford F150 series get better MPG than Toyota Tundra. Don't see any 1985 Toyota trucks out on the road today, see dozens of 1985 and older Chevys and Fords everyday.[/QUOTE]

Now wait a minute....don't you think more Chevy and fords were sold than toyotas through the 70's and 80's??? The tundra itself wasn't sold until 1999-2000. Prior to that if you needed a big truck you went with one of the big three. I have a 1985 and a 1995 chevy P/U and I love both of them but when both were purchased there were no options by Toyota, Nissan or Honda.
So your thinking that a Chevy volt, Malibu, ford fusion or focus will hold up better than a Kia, honda or Toyota by the random year of 2040?? hahahahaha imo your way off man. The Asian vehicles built their reputation on simple small cars and trucks that would get mega mileage compared to the American products....I think you know that. Sure the gap has narrowed but I'm still gonna buy a foreign one. Matter of fact I'm in the market right now for a new company SUV and it's down to Kia Sorento or Honda CR-V. I'll buy that without any concern or feeling of responsibility to buy American.
I buy according to price, gas mileage, experience, research and dependability. If the politicians were buy American and the rules and regulations were buy American then maybe I would get on board...they are not and I'll keep doing what's best for me and my wallet.

[QUOTE=DJD;498492]Now wait a minute....don't you think more Chevy and fords were sold than toyotas through the 70's and 80's??? The tundra itself wasn't sold until 1999-2000. Prior to that if you needed a big truck you went with one of the big three. I have a 1985 and a 1995 chevy P/U and I love both of them but when both were purchased there were no options by Toyota, Nissan or Honda.
So your thinking that a Chevy volt, Malibu, ford fusion or focus will hold up better than a Kia, honda or Toyota by the random year of 2040?? hahahahaha imo your way off man. The Asian vehicles built their reputation on simple small cars and trucks that would get mega mileage compared to the American products....I think you know that. Sure the gap has narrowed but I'm still gonna buy a foreign one. Matter of fact I'm in the market right now for a new company SUV and it's down to Kia Sorento or Honda CR-V. I'll buy that without any concern or feeling of responsibility to buy American.[/QUOTE]

Look for a 1985 Tacoma.

The year 2040 was not random. That is 28 years from now, the current age of my GMC. My daughter bought a new Focus. She sold her 1989 tempo. The tempo had cold air, good compression solid tranny. I still see it driving around town.

Like I said keep bashing made in the USA. Thank goodness we still make our nukes here.

[QUOTE=kydonky;498489]Kinda like the glass is half full. I see as they want to get out from under that debt burden for things other than necessities (house/car etc). Revolving credit is unsecured credit.

Back to made in America...When the TV signal went digital I had to get one of those coverter boxes for the TV in the guest bedroom. When I was hooking it up I noticed that TV was a GE made in Portsmouth VA. It's over 35 years old. Was my first remote controlled TV! It has out lived dozens of the made in Korea TVs. I have a chest freezer in the Morton barn that was made in the 50s. It was there when I bought this farm (30+ years ago), probably a 1955 model Fridgidare. It has never been serviced or even required an ounce of freon since I have lived here. I am on my third Fridge in the house.[/QUOTE]

We are a country of convenience.

I would more then happily pay DOUBLE for a made in America.....QUALITY TV. I've gone through multiple TVs in the last few years. One of the best TV's I have is a 25 yr old RCA........one of the last ones made here. It doesn't do nearly all I want it to do, but it has outlived a ton of boxes.

My Craposonic HD tv in my downstairs has been fixed 4 times and needs to be "fixed" again. Sound doesn't work, IR for the remote doesn't work and I can no longer change the stations. Good thing it is hooked to HDMI and went out on that setting.

I simply REFUSE to purchase another one though. Maybe one of these days...but I doubt it.

Later,

Geo

[QUOTE=kydonky;498494]Thank goodness we still make our nukes here.[/QUOTE]

Are you sure that hasn't be outsourced to Iran?

[QUOTE=kydonky;498489]Kinda like the glass is half full. I see as they want to get out from under that debt burden for things other than necessities (house/car etc). Revolving credit is unsecured credit.

Back to made in America..."cars"[/QUOTE]

Yep, made in America. Like my 2003 5.4l Ford E150 that pulls the boat (the KIA fits in the back as a spare).
Yep, made in America good old Ford. That's why most of the OEM ignition and power brake parts are Bosch. Is Bosch from New Jersey?

Hey, if an American auto maker has an assembly plant in Mexico or Canada (Did I say GM, I'm sorry I didn't want to mention any names). So are you buying American when it was a US maker, but assembled in Canada or Mexico? I mean, what nationality worker do you think works in the plant? Oh NO! Mabye it's Americans that illegally immigrated..........