Even infrastructure is being outsourced these days

[salvorhardin]

California Turns To China For New Bay Bridge

California is spending more than $7 billion building what it says will be an architectural marvel: the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. But the state saved a lot of money sending some of the construction work overseas.

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This assembly will be performed early next year by American labor. But the massive cable, key sections of the iconic tower and deck were all made in China, which is emerging as an infrastructure powerhouse in more places than San Francisco. For example, Chinese companies have contracted with New York City for a bridge, the subway system and a commuter train platform.

Full story: http://www.npr.org/2011/09/16/140515737/california-turns-to-china-for-new-bay-bridge

[dkf]

1. "says American steel fabricators don't have the capacity for a job like the Bay Bridge."

Why?

[izquierdista]

2. Warner Oland say

Sometimes best way get job, pretend be Chinese

[salvorhardin]

5. +1000!

[Zax2me]

3. This from a blue state?

Why?

[Exultant Democracy]

4. A bridge built in the land of melamine in babies mile?!?! It's like they want it to fall down.

[midnight]

6. America need to start putting it's people back to working making things that make America work....

Bridges, roads, udating schools, hospitals, etc.....

[avaistheone1]

7. Boo.

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