“Boeing’s Bank” Exposed
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Let’s see. US airlines should stop buying those crony capitalist Boeing planes. They should buy the “free market” Airbus planes instead. You know Airbus. The consortium of Euoprean governments owned manufacturer. That will teach them damn yanks.
You clearly didn’t read the article. If Boeing builds a better, cheaper plane – then by all means companies should buy it. And beyond that, you’d think companies would pay a premium to get American-made planes, right? That’s the point, though – these decisions should be made by the free market, not command economists.
Oh this was a new article? I thought you were just regurgitating your weekly diss of Boeing.
The two big boys in commercial aircraft are Boeing & Airbus, both get incentives. Stop Boeing’s, Airbus continues with subsidized incentives, Boeing goes out of business, 10’s of thousands laid off. The free market at work=Great Depression!
10’s of thousands? try over a million….
Boeing alone has over 140,000 employees. and think of the hundreds of thousands employed by their partners that supply parts.
The point is this. Defense contracts are being cut. If Boeing does not keep money flowing, they shut their doors. You can not resurrect a shuttered Boeing when we need military aircraft. In other words, to keep our military superiority in aircraft manufacturing, it is cheaper to keep Boeing alive through subsidizing their civilian production. Remember, Boeing bought McDonnell Douglas Corporation in 1996. Boeing is all we have to build new C-130’s or F-35’s. We need a Boeing to keep the fucking peace on a planet where Russia and China nationalized their military production while using slave labor. Savvy?
Boeing is all we have to build new C-130’s or F-35’s.
Methinks we could do without the F-35’s.
A-10’s ROCK!!!!
Best there ever was for close support ! Made by Fairchild-Republic by the way. UUUURRRR !!!
I love watching “conservatives” crowing for government subsidized business.
I don’t see where any of the commente’rs against Folks simply minded thinking on how an economy works has titled themselves as conservatives. Besides that is a big umbrella, people can be conversative on social issues and more moderate on economic concerns.
“I don’t see where any of the commente’rs against Folks simply minded thinking on how an economy works has titled themselves as conservatives.”
I’m no longer responding to idiots comments, so sorry.
This is the exact point missed by many. Same applies to ship building. We (the US) must keep our ability to manufacture military ships and aircraft alive. That ability is not only facilities but also workers. Posters will want to divert attention from this fundamental principle (See Smirks and Hippocritter below).
Do you mean assemble raw parts, electronics, transistors and chips that are manufactured in China, Vietnam and Cambodia into US military ships and aircraft? Plausible.
So says the man that gets a paycheck from said activity.
Since it closed in 1995, where have all my checks from then gone? Haven’t seen one.
Seems as if I remember during the first Gulf War the National Guard from Wisconsin was sent to battle without the ceramic inserts for their flak jackets.
“How could this happen?”, you might ask.
SIMPLE!
Our government had sourced them from……………..CHINA!
I once received a call from a procurement specialist that was looking to have tank turrets that were cast in China machined….I deferred and asked no questions…but was quite shocked when I got off the phone.
Wait! I don’t understand. These “command economists” are Republicans. Don’t they all fall to their knees before the idol known as “The Free Market?” Oh, you mean that’s just campaign bullshit too? They don’t really love “The Free Market?” Then WHAT do they stand for?
Check again.
Did you check todays business news, middle east airline drops eurocrap in favor of Boeing. I guess billion dollar orders for American workers is bad news!!!
When it comes out of their paychecks, it still might be!
I checked, and the news was not as you said. Boeing is a VERY powerful CO. Tell us why ? I really want to know, Thomas’s point is valid. A shit load of people work for B. Other makers of aircraft in the US have been snubbed. IS competition in Aircraft in the US over ? Will it always be Boeing as lately. ?
All valid questions….when companies reach favored status they become increasingly unable to compete over time…it’s a death spiral…like GM.
There is no faith in free markets anymore, so planned economies are in favor for now…and I’m sure the end result will be that of all planned economies over time.
Planned enoconies ? What ?
If you don’t understand the word groupings I don’t have the patience to explain it.
So, I must a agree with you. Boeing now has a world monopoly. Thanks for the education.
When will my new Boeing apartment, and desired cars be available ? I paid for it ? I will sue soon. Boeing subjected me to other laser type drops without glasses in the 90’s. My eyes are not right. Boeing, I ask for help
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Once upon a time Ronnie RAYGUN appointed a Bechtel man to head the world bank.
Bechtel man immediately loans money to India, and a few other un-developed nations, so they could build nuclear power houses.
Contracts awarded to BECHTEL!
It ain’t just started.
BTW, Ronnie brought roughly 50 Bechtel executives to Washington with him.
A lot more than just Schultz and Casper Weinberger.
Let us not forget that Stockman was a Reagan man and for sure knows where some bodies are buried.
I see 1 provider coming for US security, and control. Bless your mothers, and kiss your your ass goodbye. Long live the Marine Corp !!! I will fight you forever.
Stockman seems a lot like FITS, he got fat and rich, soaking the tax payer, and using political influence to get ahead…
Now he thinks he’s going to be trusted as the “Watch Dog.”…Maybe he is onto something, but these “turncoats” are very suspect. Usually just playing the other side of the fence, because they have milked the other side dry.
Boing’s got enough cash to cause some serious problems for the local pols and pundits…..just sayin’.