Made in America

Just read an article on NPR. Most "American" car? Toyota Avalon, 85% of all parts made in USA or Canada and assembled in USA. Who woulda guessed? I would have thought a Buick or something like that. My Subaru was built in Indiana.

My entire audio system, except PCs and AC outlets, is nominally US made but percentage wise (parts) it's anyone's guess.

I think at one time this question would have been relatively easy to answer but these days it's much less clear.

In my post above I mentioned that most of my audio system is "American". BUT, I don't know how many of the constituent parts are "American". Just because a product is built here does not mean that it contains a significant percentage of "American" parts. So in this respect what exactly does "American" mean?
As an example, again as mentioned in my previous post, the Toyota Avalon is the most "American" car, meaning it is built here and contains more American parts than any other vehicle.
Now I'm sure many folks driving Fords think they're driving "American" cars when in reality their vehicles may be built in another country with a smaller percentage of American parts.
I'm all for buying American made products and do own many but the distinctions are being blurred more every day.

I recently read an article that compared the federal governments income in the past to the present. A major portion of it was once generated by import duties and tariffs. This is now a minor source of income for the federal government.
Now compare that to another article I read about the cost of a Harley in China. Although I can't recall the exact figures the cost for the bike, as well as the cost to license it, was astonishing.
Although I accept that we are in a global economy and I generally attempt to avoid jingoism, when it comes to China we are definitely not playing on an even field. I would feel a whole lot better if the relationship was a two way street.
If anyone has read these articles perhaps you could reference them here.