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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 22, 2007 7:39 am) I would hope we never need to convert that much of our civilian production capacity over to war time production every again. I don't think we even could do that. Modern automotive plants are so specialized that building tanks out of them would require a huge investment in time and money.
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Replying to: bpizzuti (May 22, 2007 7:44 am) Long wars will only be small wars. I WISH there was global competition to design a new Humvee--it's really proven to be not worth very much in modern warfare. MrShiftright Visiting Host |
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Replying to: british_rover (May 22, 2007 7:47 am)  Anyone subscribe to Janes? |
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Replying to: british_rover (May 22, 2007 7:47 am)  One never knows what the future holds, but it's be pretty bad if all of a sudden we needed that manufacturing capacity and didn't have it anymore, wouldn't it?
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One thing that is different now is the huge capacity of military driven factories and companies. This is the military-industrial complex Eisenhower warned us about so many years ago. Year after year your money goes into keeping teh machine of that complex rolling. Sadly, it does not necessarily correlate to the needs or even the best interests of our military and our country. |
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Replying to: bpizzuti (May 22, 2007 8:10 am) But nonetheless....sure...whoever makes heavy trucks, payloaders, tractors, forklifts, busses...surely they can make whatever we need for defense. Needing Humvees would be a poor excuse for keeping The Big Three corpses alive, should they further deteroriate I mean. MrShiftright visiting host
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 22, 2007 8:23 am)
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Replying to: british_rover (May 22, 2007 8:55 am) The military is eventually going to need a replacement for the Hummer, probably something smaller and more survivable. And GM and Ford are going to end up trying to make it...they'll have to. What would be REALLY useful is a lightweight, WRX-type vehicle. Too bad no American manufacturers make anything like that, except for the rally version of the Focus. |
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Replying to: fezo (May 22, 2007 7:41 am) Well, I actually tend to do the same in some cases...last time I bought tennis balls, I bought the made in US ones rather than the made in China ones. They were the same price and I assumed there was no quality difference between Penn and Wilson. I like New Balance shoes too, though I think mine were probably not made in the US ($35 on sale at Kohl's, IIRC). I'll have to take a look. I previously had no idea they made shoes in the US. My Mazda6 was assembled by UAW labor in the US, but that was not a factor in buying it at all. My wife's Jetta was assembled in Mexico, but that also was a non-factor. We are not opposed to those folks having some decent jobs, too. |
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Replying to: jeffyscott (May 22, 2007 10:42 am) You'd be right there. The stuff that's US made is high end stuff. You and I are working the other end... Just checked the shoes I'm wearing now - China. Of course I also managed to buy the one Chinese import that is expensive - (well, not actually bought but it sure cost) my five year old daughter. I do worry that someday she'll be asking me why I took her from this major economic powerhouse instead of just moving there.... I'm with you on the cars. Were I buying now a Mazda 6 would definitely get a look. How's the Jetta? VW always makes me nervous. I once owned a Rabbit.... |
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