Thursday, March 6, 2008

Let's give our jobs in America to everyone in the world!


Shares of Airbus' parent company surged Monday, March 3, after the French planemaker snatched a $35 billion U.S. Air Force contract from its American rival, the Boeing Co.
The deal was a blow for Boeing, which had supplied refueling tankers to the Air Force for nearly 50 years, and it was a surprise to defense analysts and U.S. lawmakers.
"We should have an American tanker built by an American company with American workers," said Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Kan., who represents the district in Wichita where Boeing would have done much of the tanker work. Tiahrt said he will try to reverse the decision.
Officials with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which represents Boeing workers, on Monday called for Congress to pass legislation barring the Pentagon from awarding contracts to foreign companies that receive "anticompetitive" subsidies. The U.S. Trade Representative has filed a complaint against the European Union with the World Trade Organization charging the EU with providing unfair subsidies to Airbus for aircraft.
Since we have opened up the doors why don't we buy our tanks from China, missles from North Korea and ships from Russia!

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