It all stems from the obstacles the labor union placed in the path:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_46/b4155034784354.htm
You can blame unions for some things, but not for this.
Blaming unions is a copout in this situation. $26/hr is chicken feed for this program, the problem is having a buildable plane.
The Labor Union mantra:
“We want what we want, regardless of what is actually possible, and even if that means we screw the company, losing $billions and losing jobs...”
Boeing and the Union are hoping that Obami will show up with a truck full of Obama-buck$ to bail them out too...
Unions will be the death of this nation.