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Pooh Bear

Jan 1, 1970
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Cliff said:
The guys in Belarus either need to start charging $70/hr, or we need
to levy $60/hour in duties and tariffs.

What do you have against free trade republicans?

Looks like the neocons are outsourcing Hillery's
new helicopters (Marine one fleet of 23) too.

http://tampabay.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2005/01/31/daily4.html
"Lockheed Martin team awarded Marine One contract"
[
The overall contract, worth $6.1 billion, consists of $3.6 billion for
the fleet of helicopters and $2.5 billion for research and
development. The Lockheed team will receive $1.7 billion initially to
begin manufacturing the 23 helicopters, which are to be completed in
2009.
]

Is Lockheed Martin well known for their quality helicopters?
Naturally, much of it will be outsourced by the neocons .....

How much per at $6.1 billion/23 helicopters? Why does she need 23?

Can't she take the bus instead?

The helicopters you mention are Eurocopter ( Agusta Westland ) designed and
well proven unlike the Boeing offer which hasn't even flown.

You dislike a free market ?


Graham
 
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Pooh Bear

Jan 1, 1970
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Tony said:
Cliff said:
Looks like the neocons are outsourcing Hillery's
new helicopters (Marine one fleet of 23) too. [snip]
Is Lockheed Martin well known for their quality helicopters?
Naturally, much of it will be outsourced by the neocons .....

Reported here in the UK as an Augusta/Westland helicopter.

The twirly bits (rotors,etc) by Westland in the UK, and
the rest by Augusta in Italy.

That's Agusta actually !

http://www.whl.co.uk/eh101.html


Graham
 
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Pooh Bear

Jan 1, 1970
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Chuck said:
No doubt, but as I recall, you too are engaged in the engineering field.
What do you plan to do to steel yourself from forced retirement?

Every single field I can think of that is technical in nature is being
attacked by current trade and immigration policies.

Commonly called globalisation.

It was fun while it worked in *our* favour wasn't it ?

I don't think plunging toilets is going to do it, because we have more
than enough resident aliens in this country that are willing to do that
for less money than your friend.

It strikes me that the only hope is for the US dollar to be come so worthless
that we cannot afford to buy $10 per hour Belarus labor, and will have to
settle for $100 per hour US labor.

Basically you're screwed.

Graahm
 
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Pooh Bear

Jan 1, 1970
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Chuck said:
Given the opportunity, I always buy American made products. However,
I am not always given the opportunity.

It used to be possible to buy a new car that was entirely made in the USA. Now,
you cannot. It can be difficult to even find a car that has the majority of
the parts of US manufacture. Including your Chevy Astro.

The car I am currently driving is made from 51% US made parts, and was assembled
in the USA... Which of the big 3 do you think it is made by?

WRONG! It's a Subaru. The Japanese cars are frequently more made in America
than the cars made by the big 3. The small Fords are made by Mazda (owned by Ford).
The big Fords are made in Canada, Brazil, Mexico, and even partly in the US.

Every major auto manufacturer is a global player now.

Parts are sourced where they are least expensive to make or where there has been product
specific specilaisation.

A GM model could contain components from the US, various countries in Europe, Australia
or Korea for example. It might also be manufacturered in any of those countries.


Graham
 
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