“In the rush to stay ahead of China and Russia,...”
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A truly admirable goal.
The problem is, meanwhile we are supporting China by buying everything from there.
China is (rapidly) gaining ground.
Bring back American manufacturing. Now.
We can bring back manufacturing to the US by eliminating the income tax and repeal some of the job-killing environmental regulations.
US put China-made parts in F-35 fighter program
The Pentagon repeatedly waived laws banning Chinese-built components on U.S. weapons in order to keep the $392 billion Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter program on track in 2012 and 2013, even as U.S. officials were voicing concern about China’s espionage and military buildup.
According to Pentagon documents reviewed by Reuters, chief U.S. arms buyer Frank Kendall allowed two F-35 suppliers, Northrop Grumman and Honeywell International, to use Chinese magnets for the new warplane’s radar system, landing gears and other hardware. Without the waivers, both companies could have faced sanctions for violating federal law and the F-35 program could have faced further delays.
“It was a pretty big deal and an unusual situation because there’s a prohibition on doing defense work in China, even if it’s inadvertent,’’ said Frank Kenlon, who recently retired as a senior Pentagon procurement official and now teaches at American University. “I’d never seen this happen before.’’
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101309177
Would I get flamed if I questioned whether the Aerospace Machinists’ Unions continuously striking for higher wages and fringes had anything to do with the outsourcing?
I would?!
O.K., then I won’t ask it.
Thanks.