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While Boeing is 'building' a new 787 line in Charleston, it is being done at the expense of the experienced workforce they have in Seattle.
A gain for South Carolina is a loss for Washington....the result of the same thinking on all outsourcing. "Its good for my company," meaning BOD and shareholders, but screws the workers. These now unemployed folk no longer have money to spend on other companies' products, so those companies, in-turn, outsource as well. A mad dash to the stone-age.
I am sorry, but this statement makes no sense. Boeing is employing American Workers. Be it in South Carolina or WA. So, the SC employees will be buying the products you speak of (i.e. Retail) instead of the employees in WA. It is a wash.
Another factor is that it is good to have your product manufactured in more than one location. This helps on many levels, the least of which is the WA Boeing plant sits in a major earth quake zone.
Plant diversification and decentralized manufacturing just make sense. Period.