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| New San Francisco bridge built in China to be shipped to US |
| 2011-06-28 |
| First, China made cut-price clothes and knick-knacks. Then it learned how to make mobile phones and iPads. Now it is making a 2,050ft-long bridge spanning the San Francisco bay. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #10 I suspect Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages might've been skirted on this. In reality, if not on paper |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-06-28 21:04 |
| #9 What if it sinks on the way over? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-06-28 19:50 |
| #8 There's a shovel-ready project for ya. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-06-28 16:23 |
| #7 "Didn't they have the Steel workers unions to protect them from "greedy actions" by a competitive global economy???" You silly person. Unions are there for the democrat party. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-06-28 15:03 |
| #6 But... But... How could they have gone OB? Didn't they have the Steel workers unions to protect them from "greedy actions" by a competitive global economy??? |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2011-06-28 13:38 |
| #5 Bethlehem Steel didn't bid because it went out of existence in 2003, as US industrial capacity was shipped overseas at cut rates. Couldn't compete with slave labor and environmental arbitrage. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-06-28 11:27 |
| #4 The more famous SF bridge, the Golden Gate, was built with steel forged in Pennsylvania by American workers thankful to have a job during the great depression. I need to ask Mr Google why Bethlehem Steel didn't bid on the current project... |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2011-06-28 10:49 |
| #3 On the the other hand, the Chinese built the railroads starting in that area... |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2011-06-28 10:35 |
| #2 Kind of sad actually. They used to build a Liberty ship a day out of the bay area, now they are farming out bridge building. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2011-06-28 10:34 |
| #1 As the old song goes "... Look for the Union Label..." |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2011-06-28 10:30 |