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New York Bridge Restoration Outsourced to China

 
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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]
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08/06/2013 10:21 PM
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Just so sad, we are so doomed !
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08/06/2013 10:26 PM
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Joos in charge! lmao
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08/06/2013 10:27 PM
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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
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08/06/2013 10:36 PM
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aint liberalism great
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08/06/2013 10:49 PM
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Not enough to ship what jobs we have left over to China now the liberals are importing Chinese to our jobs.
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Thread: Verrazano bridge collapse

Thread made on 9/27/2010
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08/07/2013 06:46 AM
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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!!!!bump
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08/07/2013 06:48 AM
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BUMP AND PIN PLEASE!!!!bump





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