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Old 10-13-2013, 01:53 PM
 
Location: On the brink of WWIII
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Is the state and feds still planning to use CHINESE steel in construction of the proposed Bridge to Canada?

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Old 10-13-2013, 03:52 PM
 
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Doesn't the $6 billion dollar San Francisco bridge use Chinese steel? Or some of the same material in the new One World Trade Center in NYC?

Yeah Mainland China has REALLY shoddy engineering sometimes.
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Old 10-13-2013, 06:33 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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I can understand if it's about employing American steelworkers, but if you're worried about collapsing bridges...

Report: Over 65,000 U.S. bridges in need of repair
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Old 10-15-2013, 02:47 PM
 
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Is the state and feds still planning to use CHINESE steel in construction of the proposed Bridge to Canada?

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They were NEVER going to use Chines steel on it.. Scott Hagerstrom of the Willow Run AFP group started that BS story when Matty Moroun gave the rat a bunch of money to spew crap about the project.
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Old 10-15-2013, 06:06 PM
 
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I can understand if it's about employing American steelworkers, but if you're worried about collapsing bridges...

Report: Over 65,000 U.S. bridges in need of repair

Seems there is a diffrence between OLD bridges falling apart and NEW ones coming down due to bad materials.
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Old 10-16-2013, 08:29 AM
 
Location: North of Canada, but not the Arctic
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The only "steel" I'm worried about is the state of Michigan "stealing" my tax money to build a bridge that should be built by Maroun using the toll revenue he has collected over the years for the express purpose of building a replacement for the Ambassador Bridge.
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Old 10-16-2013, 09:36 AM
 
Location: West Michigan
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The only "steel" I'm worried about is the state of Michigan "stealing" my tax money to build a bridge that should be built by Maroun using the toll revenue he has collected over the years for the express purpose of building a replacement for the Ambassador Bridge.
I would prefer to have an international border crossing that is publicly owned, not privately owned. International borders should not be controlled by private individuals. That is the government's job (unlike a lot of things the government DOES do, but should not do).
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Old 10-16-2013, 02:40 PM
 
Location: North of Canada, but not the Arctic
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I would prefer to have an international border crossing that is publicly owned, not privately owned. International borders should not be controlled by private individuals. That is the government's job (unlike a lot of things the government DOES do, but should not do).
Why? If you flew to Canada on an airplane, would you prefer to fly on a private plane or a public plane?
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Old 10-16-2013, 06:51 PM
 
Location: west mich
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Why? If you flew to Canada on an airplane, would you prefer to fly on a private plane or a public plane?
Has a "public plane" ever been tried? Well the military, with its "useless public servants" does all right with its aircraft.
Roads and bridges are part of the common infrastructure which everyone must use, and government should operate them. Some who believe the canard that "privatization is always better" actually call for privatized corporate-owned roads.
How about a toll gate at your driveway?
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Old 10-16-2013, 07:25 PM
 
Location: classified
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The only "steel" I'm worried about is the state of Michigan "stealing" my tax money to build a bridge that should be built by Maroun using the toll revenue he has collected over the years for the express purpose of building a replacement for the Ambassador Bridge.
Last time I checked Canada is paying for all of it, not Michigan.
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