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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
GE is in a shaky position due to its financial wing. If we can buy it cheaper from overseas then why should we make it here/ To create jobs? But causing the price of energy to dramatically spike hurt all of us and manufacturing these items creates few jobs. That is a bad tradeoff. Of course with the unions calling the shots now the price increases will be even greater.
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It is cheaper NOW.
But the transportation costs of these things is enormous.
You should see what it takes to transport the "wings".
They are huge. And bringing them over by boat...
The wings are assembled as a whole and transported as such.
They are huge and very long. Not like transporting cars.
When they get here they are as long as two and a half 18 wheelers.
it is quite a sight to see them on the highway. They have to take apart
the 18 wheelers to transport them.
But I digress...
And I know nothing about the unions killing GE so you will have to
inform me.