Can we get ALPA to sue China?
04-20-2020, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Burt123
Then you can expect the price of all those goods to go up ten fold.
04-20-2020, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Aldo Raine
Complete and utter BS. It just isn’t that cheap to manufacture in China anymore. On top of that you have tariffs and taxes. Manufacturers go to China to save pennies on the dollar, or they are already there and decide to stay. Personally I’m willing to pay $1.04 for my $1.00 Walmart widget.
profit due to American labor costs. Similar to our agriculture industry, if the government sends home all illegal immigrants and shuts the door on them they’ll be a lot of farms going out of business without government aid. They can’t afford to pay Americans.
04-20-2020, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by WhiskyWhisky
I honestly think we should, as a pilot group, pressure ALPA to file a lawsuit against China.to cover the cost of the CARES Act.
Otherwise, who pays the bill. Grandchildren's grandchildren?
https://nypost.com/2020/04/17/lawmak...r-coronavirus/
Otherwise, who pays the bill. Grandchildren's grandchildren?
https://nypost.com/2020/04/17/lawmak...r-coronavirus/
04-20-2020, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Burt123
Manufacturers go to China to save heavily on labor costs. Taking those same companies back to the states would require paying employees at least minimum wage. Yes that’s great for American jobs, but a lot of companies already admitted they couldn’t make a
profit due to American labor costs. Similar to our agriculture industry, if the government sends home all illegal immigrants and shuts the door on them they’ll be a lot of farms going out of business without government aid. They can’t afford to pay Americans.
profit due to American labor costs. Similar to our agriculture industry, if the government sends home all illegal immigrants and shuts the door on them they’ll be a lot of farms going out of business without government aid. They can’t afford to pay Americans.
A heck of a lot more than labor goes into “costs”.
05-20-2020, 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Dstblj52
You first need to get around the foreign sovereign immunities act just about every country agrees that every other country is immune from lawsuits in almost all cases
I'm guessing it wouldn't be too hard to find a sympathetic federal venue one way or another.
I suspect that when all the dust settles, the USG will have to make some kind of deal with PRC. In exchange for some reparations (and obviously better behavior/cooperation for future outbreaks), congress will pass specific legislation (adjunct to FSIA) preventing third-party lawsuits related to C-19. A mass class-action settlement if you will, for pennies on the dollar.
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