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U.S. Bridges, Roads Being Built by Chinese Firms
ABC NEWS ^

Posted on 01/17/2012 1:09:14 PM PST by Sprite518

Cities hire Chinese instead of American workers for building projects.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bluezones; bridges; china; infrastructure; roads; trade
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This one should be tough for the supporters of the current regime to swallow....AND it comes from ABC NEWS...no Snopes or Wikileaks on this one!!

U.S.A.Bridges and Roads Being Built by Chinese Firms

1 posted on 01/17/2012 1:09:23 PM PST by Sprite518
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To: Sprite518

Here is the link,

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/us-bridges-roads-built-chinese-firms-14594513?tab=9482930?ion=1206853&playlist=14594944


2 posted on 01/17/2012 1:10:17 PM PST by Sprite518
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To: Sprite518
More jobs Americans won't can't do...thanks to the unions.
3 posted on 01/17/2012 1:13:33 PM PST by americanophile ("this absurd theology of an immoral Bedouin, is a rotting corpse which poisons our lives" - Ataturk)
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To: Sprite518

Unions are illegal in China. They also built our railroads.


4 posted on 01/17/2012 1:14:31 PM PST by Track9 (There IS revolution brewing..)
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To: Liz; SandRat; Sun; Brilliant

Unbelieveable.


5 posted on 01/17/2012 1:15:06 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (A chameleon belongs in a pet store, not the White House)
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To: Sprite518

The Chinese are simply making improvements on their new rental property.


6 posted on 01/17/2012 1:16:00 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: americanophile
Why shouldn't it be Chinese labor? They're being paid with Chinese money.

(see tagline)

7 posted on 01/17/2012 1:16:22 PM PST by Aevery_Freeman (Typed using <FONT STYLE=SARCASM> unless otherwise noted)
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To: Sprite518

Just don’t call them coolies.


8 posted on 01/17/2012 1:17:36 PM PST by edpc (Wilby 2012)
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To: Sprite518
Report: "Cities hire Chinese instead of American workers for building projects."

Response: Of course!

Comment: " In declining states the leadership intuitively choses the most harmful course of action."-A great historian 1888

9 posted on 01/17/2012 1:18:42 PM PST by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: Sprite518

Guess there’s no unemployment benefits in China, huh?


10 posted on 01/17/2012 1:19:42 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (NOT VOTING gets 0bamao re-elected.)
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To: Sprite518

Does this mean the sale and consumption of opium will once again be legal?


11 posted on 01/17/2012 1:20:26 PM PST by WayneS (Comments now include 25% MORE sarcasm for no additional charge...)
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To: Sprite518
The government wants Chinese quality infrastructure like the Chinese Three Gorges Dam.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=chinas-three-gorges-dam-disaster

12 posted on 01/17/2012 1:21:51 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord!)
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To: TribalPrincess2U

LOL! Bingo!

It’s so insane... it’s mind blowing!


13 posted on 01/17/2012 1:22:06 PM PST by Sprite518
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To: WayneS

No there is more money in keeping it illegal.

Look at what happened to Alcohol after they ended Prohibition... Once it was decriminalized it just was no longer profitable compared to when it was illegal.


14 posted on 01/17/2012 1:24:22 PM PST by Sprite518
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To: Sprite518

This is back from 9/23/2011 and got a little play around the net but not a lot as best as I can tell.


15 posted on 01/17/2012 1:28:36 PM PST by deport (..............God Bless Texas............)
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To: deport

Okay it’s less than 90 days old.... ????

It still applies, and yes it need to get out.


16 posted on 01/17/2012 1:31:48 PM PST by Sprite518
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To: deport

Excuse me 4 months old... It still applies.


17 posted on 01/17/2012 1:32:47 PM PST by Sprite518
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18 posted on 01/17/2012 2:05:16 PM PST by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
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To: Sprite518
Excuse me 4 months old... It still applies.

Yes, it does!!! I tried to find a transcript of the ABC video, but did not. It must just be the tip of an iceberg. Additional info.

Why are U.S. Bridges, Roads Being Built by Chinese Firms? Plus 35 Facts about the gutting of America

"They say there is a shortage of welders. Go to Texas and get the welders laid off from the oil industry. There are hundreds of certified welders there looking for work. If they can import them from China, then they can import Americans from Texas."

Sources:

answers.yahoo.com

Wiki: Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge

"The entire project, which will require 100,000 tons of structural steel, is now expected to cost $6.2 billion (as of July 2005), up from a 1997 estimate of $1.1 billion (for a simple viaduct) and a March 2003 estimate of $2.6 billion that included a tower span."

Any Jobs Bill Must Have Buy American and Hire America Mandatory Requirements

19 posted on 01/17/2012 2:10:36 PM PST by thouworm (.)
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To: thouworm

Mole shover leady jobs to boost the economy!


20 posted on 01/17/2012 2:15:26 PM PST by P8ri0
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