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Shipwack

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31. There's an even worse loss.

Reply to jgmiller (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 01:22 AM

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When a shipyard closes you lose a lot of skilled specialized labor.

That's why we still have two companies building submarines, even though we could get by with one, given our current rate of production.

Well, that and safety in not having all our eggs in one basket.

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Trump says U.S. may turn to allies for shipbuilding efforts [View all] LastLiberal in PalmSprings Monday OP

I assume this involves a plan to skim some of the money JoseBalow Monday #1

This message was self-deleted by its author brush Monday #10

That's the nice thing about ships JoseBalow Monday #11

Yes. Sorry, I accidentally deleted my post. brush Monday #12

I would guarantee there's a plan to shovel massive amounts of money into his donors' pockets. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Monday #20

Every potential defense contract is an opportunity to squeeze an ally for something Trump wants. (besides a kickback) LudwigPastorius Monday #21

None of our allies are going to participate in anything with us if he keeps pissing them off like this. Walleye Monday #2

Could definitely be a way to make more ships Unladen Swallow Monday #3

he's an idiot Snoopy 7 Tuesday #34

Actually this isn't one of his scams jgmiller Monday #4

We still have several places angrychair Monday #17

Yup lonely bird Monday #23

There's an even worse loss. Shipwack Tuesday #31

What allies, once he takes office. Buddyzbuddy Monday #5

Agree, you have named three countries that will be the republianmushroom Monday #14

What allies? Sanity Claws Monday #6

Ummmm SARose Monday #7

What the Hell, he is not president. TNNurse Monday #8

"We are going to do something with ships" maxrandb Monday #9

We have weak capacity. Igel Monday #13

It may be a temporary solution but the need to build up national capacity so we have the know-how, summer_in_TX Tuesday #28

This is pure bullshit angrychair Monday #15

We will be lucky to have allies by Feb 1 relayerbob Monday #16

What makes him think Figarosmom Monday #18

LOL. Allies? Well, we'll have at least russia and north korea as reliable allies. PSPS Monday #19

So- Iran, North Korea, China and Russia? mahina Monday #22

Doing so for US Navy ships would involve breaching national security, not that DJT is a strange to that. Ford_Prefect Monday #24

maga outsourcee good union shipyard jobs rampartd Monday #25

Yes, because outsourcing worked so well with our space program. Hope22 Monday #26

We did apparently outsouce the presidency Miguelito Loveless Tuesday #37

I wonder if Bath Iron Works will remain viable. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #27

Why not china Donald Historic NY Tuesday #29

"...a different route than you would normally go," dchill Tuesday #30

So much for America first iemanja Tuesday #32

But the price of eggs.... Old Crank Tuesday #33

General Dynamics LizfromRI Tuesday #35

Which allies? Miguelito Loveless Tuesday #36

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