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Mr. Luddite[_4_]

On 3/13/2020 11:40 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:47:30 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

I could never figure out why China as a potential adversary is the
primary source for aircraft components, auto industry parts and so
on.

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Cheap, abundant labor combined with lax environmental policies have
led to very low production costs. That's a tough combination to beat
in a highly competitive global marketplace.

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor it almost brought the USA to
it's knees.

It was the amazing manufacturing capacity we had that contributed
to the ultimate defeat of both Germany and Japan. Our allies, including
Russia, played major roles but no one else could match the USA in
overall manufacturing capacity.

Now we are in a pickle because we can't produce enough test kits
or face masks.

We should always maintain a certain level of manufacturing capacity
so we never get caught with our pants down again.

It's done in the high-tech weapons area thankfully. Companies
like Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and others are critical
to national defense.

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