Tariffs On Solar Panel Imports Announced
But implementation date not firm...but it will be soon. Please. No political comments which do not do a damned bit of good. 25% price increase on a thousand dollars of panels is not chickenfeed....
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"My Hero" model for successful USA product manufacturing is...
CATERPILLAR
The most expensive earth moving machinery on earth. And according to buyers in Japan, India, Saudi Arabia, Brazil and Mexico...
Worth every penny
"Caterpillar is so snotty they even make their own nuts and bolts, and they too have an awesome reputation".
Years ago I happened to have lunch in a roadside cafe in Mexico where "suits" from a major highway building project were having lunch.
"How do you like the D8R model (bulldozer)?"
"It's quite a machine" came the answer.
"And you prefer CAT over Komatsu, or Mahindra?"
"They are junk" one guy answered "Especially the hydraulics and accessories. They are offline for repairs many times more frequently for stupid breakdowns"
Go Peoria!
NOTE ON SOLAR PANEL CONSTRUCTION
80%+ of which is ROBOTIC. And a manufacturer can source material from Australia, build a panel then SHIP IT HALFWAY ROUND THE WORLD and retail it for HALF the price of a 100% made-in USA panel. Don't know where some media analysts got their business finance knowledge but their "books" are hard-boiled with condiments and spices.
No economy on earth can "subsidize" a titanic industry to that degree and remain afloat. And I am utilizing MBA knowledge from almost fifty years ago to sniff out the ambiguities. My opinion is too many lard asses in the USA want to sit behind a desk and make a run at the Fortune 500 hit list. At the expense of the average consumer.
CATERPILLAR
The most expensive earth moving machinery on earth. And according to buyers in Japan, India, Saudi Arabia, Brazil and Mexico...
Worth every penny
"Caterpillar is so snotty they even make their own nuts and bolts, and they too have an awesome reputation".
Years ago I happened to have lunch in a roadside cafe in Mexico where "suits" from a major highway building project were having lunch.
"How do you like the D8R model (bulldozer)?"
"It's quite a machine" came the answer.
"And you prefer CAT over Komatsu, or Mahindra?"
"They are junk" one guy answered "Especially the hydraulics and accessories. They are offline for repairs many times more frequently for stupid breakdowns"
Go Peoria!
NOTE ON SOLAR PANEL CONSTRUCTION
80%+ of which is ROBOTIC. And a manufacturer can source material from Australia, build a panel then SHIP IT HALFWAY ROUND THE WORLD and retail it for HALF the price of a 100% made-in USA panel. Don't know where some media analysts got their business finance knowledge but their "books" are hard-boiled with condiments and spices.
No economy on earth can "subsidize" a titanic industry to that degree and remain afloat. And I am utilizing MBA knowledge from almost fifty years ago to sniff out the ambiguities. My opinion is too many lard asses in the USA want to sit behind a desk and make a run at the Fortune 500 hit list. At the expense of the average consumer.
