Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/10/10

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Subject: [Leica] As if Leica lenses were not expensive enough
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 06:31:15 -0500
References: <896644065.3466856.1570555480413.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <896644065.3466856.1570555480413@mail.yahoo.com> <1f6afe76-65f4-f473-bb41-d3c496121d7e@cox.net> <935892134.3860255.1570643821745@mail.yahoo.com> <5cc4d0b3-2174-296b-de5b-51dd874a8761@iol.ie> <76c118f9-4abe-0f85-4ad8-b708ee7eb1d9@summaventures.com>
 
My guess is that people buy German cars for pretty much the same reason
they buy German Cameras.

A side note, if you buy a Mercedes SUV anywhere in the world, chances are
it was made in Alabama.




On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 3:35 AM Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
wrote:

> The question this - and similar actions - begs is: "Why do people want
> to buy German cars?"
>





> Peter
>
> > On 09/10/2019 18:57, Frank Filippone via LUG wrote:
>
> >> What do we want from Germany anyway???  or, Why is this strategy
> >> against Germany a good idea?  What is the point?  Apparently this is
> >> to get US Automotive advantages.  Reduce the number of imported German
> >> cars. Make more US cars.
>
> >> November 5, 2019 is coming.  VOTE!
> >>   Frank FilipponeRed735i at verizon.net
> >>     -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Ken Carney via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >> Cc: Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net>
> >> Sent: Wed, Oct 9, 2019 7:06 am
> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] As if Leica lenses were not expensive enough.......
> >>
> >> On the bright side, German machetes and tweezers were exempted. Some
> >> pretty high-level thinking here.
> >>
> >> Ken
> >>
> >> On 10/8/2019 12:24 PM, Frank Filippone via LUG wrote:
> >>>    Trump's new 25% US tax on European products includes cameras and
> >>> lenses and could significantly increase the price of Leica gear in
> >>> the US. Here are the details:
> >>> Read more:
> >>>
> https://leicarumors.com/2019/10/07/trumps-new-25-us-tax-on-european-products-includes-cameras-and-lenses-coming-from-germany-will-leica-gear-get-more-expensive-in-the-us.aspx/#ixzz61mgtdDW3
> >>>
> >>>    Frank FilipponeRed735i at verizon.net
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
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> --
>
> Dr. Peter Dzwig
>
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana
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