I've read that this move will make this area the third largest aircraft manufacturing region in the world.
I was near the capitol today and this was quite the pro-Riley victory!
airbus.
I love it when my taxes go to good causes.
But one lawmaker called the decision to award the contract to Northrop Grumman a blow to the American defense industry and an economic boon for European countries.
“These are the same European governments who are unwilling to support us in the global war on terror and over the last few months refused to provide even an additional 100 soldiers apiece for Afghanistan operations,” said Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-California.
“Instead, we have to send 3,200 additional U.S. Marines to Afghanistan while they take $35 billion in American taxpayer contracts.”
What is the net economic impact of this deal? It sounds like a big, political, hooray, for Alabama in the short term. This is a European company that plans on selling both the military and commercial versions. I would like to see the net impact on the balance of payment for the United States/Europe, the net impact on aggregate jobs for the west coast and the south of the United States, and damn impact for an —> American company Boeing.