"Well, as far as the vehicles are concerned, "Your Ford or Chevy" are American companies and "Toyota or Volvo" are not. Given the fact, as pointed out, that parts for all vehicles come from all over the world, I don't care if Hank outsources the hubcaps from Akihito or supplies the hubcaps to Carl but I do care where Hank lives. Seriously, it's that simple when you boil it down to the last detail."

But is it that simple? Ford and Chevy may be based in the US but they are global businesses and will carry out operations wherever it suits them best. Which benefits the American economy more, an American car maker which imports hubcaps from overseas, or an overseas car maker which gets its hubcabs from Detroit?

We live in a global economy where none of these things are simple anymore.