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[โ€“] MyBrainHurts@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

I have yet to see anyone provide some rough numbers so we can have some context. My understanding is that Chinese ship builders can be between 1/2 and a 1/3 as expensive as North American builders.

So, on a huge order like this, how much would we be spending to subsidize our tradespeople? What services should we cut for the privilege?

[โ€“] paperBark@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 weeks ago

I'm glad they went with Chinese ships. We need more ships now, not more make-work projects for Irving to fuck up for the next decade and then under deliver