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America Gives US Infrastructure Projects to Chinese State-Owned Firms

by John P.

My dad sent me this link to an ABC News clip claiming that US cities are hiring Chinese instead of American workers for building projects. I’m pretty moderate in most ways, but in this one I’m a hard liner and I can’t believe the citizens are allowing this kind of pathetic decision making to take place.

YES! I blame the citizens! It is our own apathy that allows this to occur. Some decision maker somewhere is thinking about how to cover his ass and asking questions like:

  • How fast can we get this job done? Because if it drags on and on, people are going to have my ass!
  • How much is this going to cost? Because it it’s too much, people are going to have my ass!

It’s no wonder they choose a cheaper, faster workforce that is state-owned, who don’t pay workers very much, and without as much regard for their workforce’s safety! In every way the decision maker will be judged, it saves their ass!

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8 Amazing Videos of Third World Construction Techniques

February 6, 2011
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News flash: labor in the thirld world is cheap. And when I say cheap I mean it’s more economical to employ hundreds of people to move bricks, sand and cement than it is to buy one piece of heavy machinery to do the job. Clearly they don’t have to worry about OSHA requirements over there, [...]

The Chinese Can Build 15-Story Hotel in Six days! Why Can’t We?

November 22, 2010
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A construction crew in the south-central Chinese city of Changsha completed a 15-story hotel in just six days! Holy crap! When you take a look at the amazing pace, organization and precision of the work it makes you think that the US absolutely SUCKS at construction! And by the way, the Chinese aren’t putting up [...]

The World’s Craziest Construction Tricks!

January 15, 2010
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We all know that construction workers are crazy. I mean come on. You can’t stand outside in the sun all day wearing a hardhat, boots, gloves and overalls without frying your brain just a little bit! And now, we have real evidence caught on video that these guys are out of control!

Never Argue With Guys in Heavy Machinery

August 2, 2007

I’m sure this is staged, but I found it highly amusing anyway. Watch what happens when the foreman drives his car over and starts yelling at the guys operating the backhoe and dump truck… I’m pretty sure he had some explaining to do around the dinner table that night!