Anonymous Coward User ID: 43220110 Germany 08/06/2013 10:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | New York Bridge Restoration Outsourced to China HERE is a symbol of China’s assault on the American economy: the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which connects Brooklyn and Staten Island. This landmark, which opened in 1964, is North America’s longest suspension bridge. It’s also in urgent need of renovation. Unfortunately, $34 million in steel production and fabrication work has been outsourced to China. How did this happen? The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says a Chinese fabricator was picked because the two American companies approached for the project lacked the manufacturing space, special equipment and financial capacity to do the job. But the United Steelworkers claims it quickly found two other American bridge fabricators, within 100 miles of New York City, that could do the job. The real problem with this deal is that it doesn’t take into account all of the additional costs that buying “Made in China” brings to the American table. In fact, this failure to consider all costs is the same problem we as consumers face every time we choose a Chinese-made product on price alone — a price that is invariably cheaper. More: [ link to www.nytimes.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 26300532 United States 08/06/2013 10:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: New York Bridge Restoration Outsourced to China Just so sad, we are so doomed ! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 20903842 United States 08/06/2013 10:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: New York Bridge Restoration Outsourced to China Joos in charge! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 44408138 United States 08/06/2013 10:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: New York Bridge Restoration Outsourced to China
Well that worked well for us in the SF bay area, the millions and millions of dollars paid to the chineese for their cables and shit are coming undone so now more million of dollars have to be paid to fix the problem |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 43367532 Germany 08/06/2013 10:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: New York Bridge Restoration Outsourced to China aint liberalism great |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 29872223 United States 08/06/2013 10:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: New York Bridge Restoration Outsourced to China Not enough to ship what jobs we have left over to China now the liberals are importing Chinese to our jobs. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 44456655 United States 08/06/2013 11:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: New York Bridge Restoration Outsourced to China |
bridges over troubled waters User ID: 16784932 United Kingdom 08/07/2013 06:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: New York Bridge Restoration Outsourced to China HEADS UP FOLKS......ALL BRIDGES IN NY BEING CLOSED "FOR MAINTENANCE" OVER DAYS OF AUG 3-6!!!! OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS COULD BE PLANTING DEVICES FOR 911 STYLE DEMOLITION DISGUISED AS AQ ATTACK......BE ALERT!!!! |
legal eagle User ID: 7734115 United Kingdom 08/07/2013 06:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: New York Bridge Restoration Outsourced to China BUMP AND PIN PLEASE!!!! |