Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Don't Tap The Keg Just Yet

It happened. Anheuser-Bush sold out to InBev for $49.91 BILLION. Americans were the makers of the best beer in the world and now it's the Belgians. Doesn't it make you proud to be an American when bits and pieces of America's heritage are being auctioned off to the highest bidder? The Chrysler Building was sold last week to a man named, Abu Dhabi... Abu Dhabi? After this big sale I begin to wonder what will be next. I also wonder what InBev is going to do to the beer. Will they leave it the same or will our American beer begin to have a Belgian after taste?

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Maybe I am so concerned because, growing up in Missouri, I spent countless afternoons at Grant's Farm with my family or at Bush Stadium watching a Cardinals game. I would also like to include the hundreds of high school and college party memories that can be attributed to thousands of Bud Lights. In Missouri, A-B products are all around you. Nevertheless, I suppose I am not too surprised at this sale because EVERYTHING is for sale in the USA.

It's amazing what people will do to make a quick buck. It wasn't like the owners of A-B weren't already billionaires. It seems they just weren't big enough billionaires. I just hope that thousands of America's blue collar workers don't lose their jobs because of this whole "deal." I also hope that eventually America isn't 100% foreign owned.




5 comments:

Dan da Man said...

i wish i could meet someone who didnt always take the quick buck

MissMP said...

People who don't take the easy money are few and far between.

Dan da Man said...

Is it weird that i would rather work hard for my money then earn the quick buck?

MissMP said...

I don't consider you to be weird... but most others probably would. I thinks it's a good think to have ethics.

The Nemesing One said...

I'm concerned about this trend as well. I remember when American Flyer sold out to a foreign company. What is more American than the maker of red wagons, and their name is AMERICAN flyer. I guess they flew away.