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#OT# San Francisco Bay bridge
"William Wixon" wrote in message ... "Ed Huntress" wrote in message ... "Spehro Pefhany" wrote in message ... On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 17:56:10 -0500, the renowned "Ed Huntress" wrote: "F. George McDuffee" wrote in message m... From the news reports it appears that the major cause for the delay in repairs of the San Francisco Bay Bridge is a lack of the required steel. Is this what we have managed to accomplish with the deindustrialization of the U.S. -- that we can no longer repair a bridge? Where is the steel coming from -- India or China? Jeez, George, don't you become one of those hand-wringers, too. US steel production through October was 50 million tons. Wow, that's almost 7% of China's steel production! g Actually, it's 10% of China's production, this year to date. And according to Arcelormittal, they're running at severe excess capacity and 30% of their output is break-even. Their steel industry is heading for trouble, which means the world steel industry is in for a price fight. Expect tariffs next year, as China tries to dump its excess capacity on the world. -- Ed Huntress there was a guy on tv saying "expect tariffs" because of the upcoming elections, angry voters and china being a favorite whipping boy. the elected officials are going to come out in force to punish china, because that's what the working man/average voter wants. it's a perfect storm. b.w. You may be right. But I think this administration is start enough not to start a trade war with China. It would be devastating. It will be much better to work through the WTO. China really can't fight that organization. -- Ed Huntress |
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#OT# San Francisco Bay bridge
"Ed Huntress" wrote in message ... "Spehro Pefhany" wrote in message ... On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 17:56:10 -0500, the renowned "Ed Huntress" wrote: "F. George McDuffee" wrote in message ... From the news reports it appears that the major cause for the delay in repairs of the San Francisco Bay Bridge is a lack of the required steel. Is this what we have managed to accomplish with the deindustrialization of the U.S. -- that we can no longer repair a bridge? Where is the steel coming from -- India or China? Jeez, George, don't you become one of those hand-wringers, too. US steel production through October was 50 million tons. Wow, that's almost 7% of China's steel production! g Actually, it's 10% of China's production, this year to date. And according to Arcelormittal, they're running at severe excess capacity and 30% of their output is break-even. Their steel industry is heading for trouble, which means the world steel industry is in for a price fight. Expect tariffs next year, as China tries to dump its excess capacity on the world. -- Ed Huntress there was a guy on tv saying "expect tariffs" because of the upcoming elections, angry voters and china being a favorite whipping boy. the elected officials are going to come out in force to punish china, because that's what the working man/average voter wants. it's a perfect storm. b.w. |
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#OT# San Francisco Bay bridge
"Ed Huntress" wrote in message ... "William Wixon" wrote in message ... "Ed Huntress" wrote in message ... "Spehro Pefhany" wrote in message ... On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 17:56:10 -0500, the renowned "Ed Huntress" wrote: "F. George McDuffee" wrote in message om... From the news reports it appears that the major cause for the delay in repairs of the San Francisco Bay Bridge is a lack of the required steel. Is this what we have managed to accomplish with the deindustrialization of the U.S. -- that we can no longer repair a bridge? Where is the steel coming from -- India or China? Jeez, George, don't you become one of those hand-wringers, too. US steel production through October was 50 million tons. Wow, that's almost 7% of China's steel production! g Actually, it's 10% of China's production, this year to date. And according to Arcelormittal, they're running at severe excess capacity and 30% of their output is break-even. Their steel industry is heading for trouble, which means the world steel industry is in for a price fight. Expect tariffs next year, as China tries to dump its excess capacity on the world. -- Ed Huntress there was a guy on tv saying "expect tariffs" because of the upcoming elections, angry voters and china being a favorite whipping boy. the elected officials are going to come out in force to punish china, because that's what the working man/average voter wants. it's a perfect storm. b.w. You may be right. But I think this administration is start enough not to start a trade war with China. It would be devastating. It will be much better to work through the WTO. China really can't fight that organization. -- Ed Huntress Actually, I have not seen a lot of brains in this administration. About the same amount as the last administration. |
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#OT# San Francisco Bay bridge
"Bill McKee" wrote:
Actually, I have not seen a lot of brains in this administration. About the same amount as the last administration. But I liked the last administration more. Wes |
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