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3. I used to buy electric motors from GE/Lynn back in the late 70's/early 80's. 10-40HP motors for
Mon Dec 13, 2021, 01:54 PM
Dec 2021

machine tools. At that time, GE would quote 4-5 weeks for product shipments. In the early 80's, they started quoting 16 weeks. WTF, why??? Because they moved manufacturing to Mexico, that's why. I remember thinking then, what if all companies did this? Who'd be left with a job to buy their products?

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