Comments on: David versus Goliath: Oshkosh wins yet another big contract http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/us-stocks-and-markets/david-versus-goliath-oshkosh-wins-yet-another-big-contract-9861.html Today's Financial News offers an independent and very practical perspective on the U.S. and global investment markets. We filter out exactly what financial news is worth paying attention to... and what it means for your money and portfolio Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:08:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Gene http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/us-stocks-and-markets/david-versus-goliath-oshkosh-wins-yet-another-big-contract-9861.html#comment-4338 Gene Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:00:54 +0000 http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/?p=9861#comment-4338 "And finally, who is going to complain when an American company is locking in jobs building trucks for American forces?" I think you may be mis-informed. The company currently building the FMTV fleet for the Army is not some foreign invader, but is actually what used to be Stewart and Stevenson in Sealy, TX. These vehicles have been built by AMERICANS in Sealy for the past 17 years and now many of those AMERICANS could lose their jobs because of the government's decision. All that is happening is a transfer of jobs from one place to the other, at the expense of other AMERICANS. “And finally, who is going to complain when an American company is locking in jobs building trucks for American forces?”

I think you may be mis-informed. The company currently building the FMTV fleet for the Army is not some foreign invader, but is actually what used to be Stewart and Stevenson in Sealy, TX. These vehicles have been built by AMERICANS in Sealy for the past 17 years and now many of those AMERICANS could lose their jobs because of the government’s decision. All that is happening is a transfer of jobs from one place to the other, at the expense of other AMERICANS.

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