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2025-03-06 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Vortigern Speaking for Boskone4685 2025-03-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11159 views ] Top

#1
Robots weld ships.
Men weld pipelines.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-03-06 00:18|| 2025-03-06 00:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Shipbuilding infrastructure is not going to come back during a four year presidential term. It is a long term investment. Trump can find a way to squeeze out more production with the existing infrastructure, but investment in recreating shipyards means there has to be certainty that contracts will not dry up down the road. I would be open to seeing tarring reductions on products delivered by ship built inland flagged in the auS.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-03-06 06:29|| 2025-03-06 06:29|| Front Page Top

#3 The French had a navy in the Age of Sail that was like a hothouse flower. Without a vibrant merchant marine it only was as strong as the care and monies lavished on it by the central government -- whenever there was a an interruption it quickly withered. The US is in a similar state.

Posted by magpie 2025-03-06 11:39|| 2025-03-06 11:39|| Front Page Top

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