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Sean Duffy reveals China built 1,800 ships in 2022 while the U.S. built just 5
Posted on 4/9/25 at 7:53 pm
Posted on 4/9/25 at 7:53 pm
I knew we were lacking in this area but these numbers are almost not believable
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Posted on 4/9/25 at 7:56 pm to John Barron
We?
This son of a bitch is using "we".
I don't give a shite where you're from, just don't use "we".
This son of a bitch is using "we".
I don't give a shite where you're from, just don't use "we".
Posted on 4/9/25 at 7:58 pm to John Barron
Us becoming competitive in shipbuilding would require either massive deregulation (will never happen) or massive amount of steroids on the Jones act (would be economically cripping).
We can't compete. Their material and labor are exponentially cheaper, not to mention their government subsidies. We can build warships and submarines other countries can only dream of. Mass production of merchant ships here is dead and I don't see it ever being globally competitive.
We can't compete. Their material and labor are exponentially cheaper, not to mention their government subsidies. We can build warships and submarines other countries can only dream of. Mass production of merchant ships here is dead and I don't see it ever being globally competitive.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:01 pm to Bengalbio
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We? This son of a bitch is using "we". I don't give a shite where you're from, just don't use "we".
What would you consider as them and what would you consider as “we”? What pronouns do you use?
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:02 pm to John Barron
1,800, huh?
Were they 'special' ships? Like the minesweepers from Godzilla Minus 1?
Were they 'special' ships? Like the minesweepers from Godzilla Minus 1?
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:05 pm to John Barron
That's the cost of your stock prices and cheap shite.
Hope it was worth it.
Hope it was worth it.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:09 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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steroids on the Jones act (would be economically cripping).
Have you seen what they're about to do???
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:10 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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We can't compete. Their material and labor are exponentially cheaper, not to mention their government subsidies. We can build warships and submarines other countries can only dream of. Mass production of merchant ships here is dead and I don't see it ever being globally competitive.
Until now. Those who say that something is impossible are also the ones that view the impossible with awe. Yoda sticks his finger out and says “you can do or do not, there is no try”. Anything is possible with the might of a motivated public.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:11 pm to John Barron
I was hoping we would be building those giant 110,000 hp container ship engines and the ships they go in.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:14 pm to John Barron
Drones are the New Warfare. See:Eric Prince
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:16 pm to John Barron
This isn’t really new, it’s been known for a while.
The barriers created by the Jones Act are tough to get by. I have some buddies that worked the Hanwah Ocean deal and it was a fricking nightmare.
The barriers created by the Jones Act are tough to get by. I have some buddies that worked the Hanwah Ocean deal and it was a fricking nightmare.
This post was edited on 4/9/25 at 8:17 pm
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:16 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
What will we do with all those ships?
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:16 pm to John Barron
Ok let’s unpack this a little.
1. What qualifies as a “ship”? We build all of our own military ships.
2. What’s the type of ship China is building? What’s the quality?
3. If we’re talking military, their ships are no where near as advanced as ours.
This is a little sensationalist to me.
1. What qualifies as a “ship”? We build all of our own military ships.
2. What’s the type of ship China is building? What’s the quality?
3. If we’re talking military, their ships are no where near as advanced as ours.
This is a little sensationalist to me.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:18 pm to John Barron
our Pro-China Moderate economist aren’t going to want to talk about this.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:22 pm to KingOrange
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Drones are the New Warfare. See:Eric Prince
Some of the newer technologies have made a lot of warships very vulnerable to swarm attacks by remotely controlled drones and missiles.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:25 pm to Bass Tiger
South Korea builds a shitload of ships and EU countries build a fair number as well.
While I don't know that we need to be building 1,800 per year, I do think it would be a good idea to have the capacity to build a few hundred commercial ships. Even if it requires some subsidies.
While I don't know that we need to be building 1,800 per year, I do think it would be a good idea to have the capacity to build a few hundred commercial ships. Even if it requires some subsidies.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:27 pm to RFK
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Ok let’s unpack this a little.
1. What qualifies as a “ship”? We build all of our own military ships.
2. What’s the type of ship China is building? What’s the quality?
3. If we’re talking military, their ships are no where near as advanced as ours.
This is a little sensationalist to me.
Obviously the discussion is about commercial ships.
If that isn't obvious to you...
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:30 pm to RFK
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This is a little sensationalist to me.
More than a little. The OP is a legit lunatic.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:36 pm to RFK
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Ok let’s unpack this a little. 1. What qualifies as a “ship”? We build all of our own military ships. 2. What’s the type of ship China is building? What’s the quality? 3. If we’re talking military, their ships are no where near as advanced as ours. This is a little sensationalist to me.
Well this has very little to do with military ships in the first place so congrats on “unpacking” something that didn’t need to be unpacked.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:36 pm to Bengalbio
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We? This son of a bitch is using "we". I don't give a shite where you're from, just don't use "we".
Y’all will cry about anything.
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