Is the DETC really second-rate?

[Armando Ramos]

Japanese car companies in the late sixties overcame the post-war "Jap crap" stigma by making good, cheap, efficient, reliable cars.  When you are spending your hard earned money you tend to spend it where it will do you the most good, regardless of social or political concerns.  

If Ivy and RA are Cadillacs, NA is a Toyota, a nice value for the money whose useful qualities more than offset the lack of chrome and velour.  Keep the government out of the marketplace and the consumers will decide the value of the product.