Posted on 05/09/2020 3:36:37 PM PDT by daniel1212
BS. He wanted the Feds to front him an enormous amount up front. If it was valid he could have easily gotten the money from a bank. I doubt that his “production lines” were in a serviceable state. Why wasn’t his production line running in the first place, why was it dormant?
If Prestige Ameritech was the ‘real deal’ Texas Gov Abbott would have been on the phone in an instant telling President Trump that this guy is great.
Somehow, that phone call did not seem to happen.
Like many other places, Texas has its shysters.
He wanted a big govt contract. Mike Linden volenteered his factory to make masks. A real patriot would have just ramped up production for the good of the country.
“”””In the early days of the pandemic, the US government turned down an offer [by TX patriot] to manufacture millions of N95 masks in America [whistleblower complaint]””””
In times of crisis Patriots & Shysters come out of the woodwork. It seems at least to me in equal numbers. Time, patience & prudence will winnow them out.
LOL! Nope. I worked for a major subcontractor to NASA for 36 years. First hand witness to mucho stoopidness.
[See bold paragraph finding at end] Well, it seems like the fed and state govs were desperate for them:
U.S. pays premium to third-party vendors for N95 masks Isaac Stanley-Becker, Desmond Butler and Nick Miroff, The Washington Post Published 5:04 pm PDT, Wednesday, April 15, 2020
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has awarded bulk contracts to third-party vendors in recent weeks in a scramble to obtain N95 respirator masks, and the government has paid the companies more than $5 per unit, nearly eight times what it would have spent in January and February when U.S. intelligence agencies warned of a looming global pandemic, procurement records show.
Administration officials leaped into the fray late, then embarked on a voracious spending spree. Though U.S. federal agencies made a small number of relatively modest purchases before the second half of March, the government has ordered more than $600 million worth of masks since then.
Large U.S. companies such as Honeywell and 3M have received the biggest orders, but the Trump administration also has signed high-dollar deals with third-party vendors selling masks for many times the standard price. The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $55 million contract for N95s this month to Panthera Worldwide LLC, which is in the business of tactical training. One of its owners testified last year that Panthera's parent company had not had employees since May 2018, according to the sworn testimony.
The price that FEMA is paying Panthera per mask, about $5.50, is significantly higher than what the government pays companies such as 3M, which charges as little as 63 cents per N95 mask, with an average cost of about $1.50 for more advanced models, according to a price index. Prestige Ameritech, the largest domestic mask manufacturer, is charging FEMA about 80 cents per mask for the government's order of 12 million N95 respirators, part of a $9.5 million contract that started April 7.(https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/U-S-pays-premium-to-third-party-vendors-for-N95-15203741.php)
3 million masks ordered by Massachusetts were confiscated in ... www.wcvb.com › article › 3-million-masks-ordered-by... Apr 2, 2020 - "Around the time that we had our 3 million masks that we had ordered through BJs confiscated in the port of New York, at that point it became pretty clear to us. ... Seizure led to operation to obtain masks from China ... plan to purchase over 1 million N95 masks for Massachusetts health care workers
Note in this report Wednesday, April 15, 2020 WaPo states that "Prestige Ameritech, the largest domestic mask manufacturer, is charging FEMA about 80 cents per mask for the government's order of 12 million N95 respirators, part of a $9.5 million contract that started April 7." However now WaPo is stating "In the end, the government did not take Bowen up on his offer. Even today, production lines that could be making more than 7 million masks a month sit dormant."
The WaPo "end' does not sound like the end to me.
It’s illegal for govt administrators to discuss or negotiate contracts unless they are specifically a contracting agent for the govt. Too many crooks already in govt. We don’t need more cutting shady deals. Any company that has done business with the govt in the past knows this.
Come on guys...don't you remember this fellow?
In April. Not on Jan 22 when Fauci was still saying there was no sign of human to human transmission....like the good little CCP proponent he is
Note in this report Wednesday, April 15, 2020 WaPo states that “Prestige Ameritech, the largest domestic mask manufacturer, is charging FEMA about 80 cents per mask for the government’s order of 12 million N95 respirators, part of a $9.5 million contract that started April 7.” However now WaPo is stating “In the end, the government did not take Bowen up on his offer. Even today, production lines that could be making more than 7 million masks a month sit dormant.”
The WaPo “end’ does not sound like the end to me.
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Me neither. And it seems confusing to me-the company now has a contract for 9.5 million-they were already at capacity-but 7 million is sitting idle? I’ll be interested to see where this ends up.
The guy could have been supplying retail outlets all over the nation and made a mint!
He could be doing that now if he has excess manufacturing capabilities.
The FakeNews alarms are going off.
*** It was January 22... ***
And in late February GSAAuctions.gov was auctioning Lots of 40,000 N95 masks each out of their Denver Warehouse as surplus.
Hindsight is 20/20.
...dude I heard on the radio early on?
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I remember that, too. Must have been a caller to Rush.
Wasn’t there a story recently about Jared Kushner overseeing a team of volunteers who fumbled the search for medical supplies?
What I don’t understand is why he didn’t crank up the lines and sell his product over the internet direct to consumer. It is difficult to find N95 masks today. If he had a website, an eBay store, an Amazon presence, and a minimal social media marketing effort he could be selling every mask he could make.
I’ve worked on a couple of small entrepreneurial internet businesses with no money. it is amazing what can be done to drive sales with little or no money if you have a great product, a little bit of creativity, and a lot of willingness to get things done.
Wasn’t there a story recently about Jared Kushner overseeing a team of volunteers who fumbled the search for medical supplies?
What I don’t understand is why he didn’t crank up the lines and sell his product over the internet direct to consumer. It is difficult to find N95 masks today. If he had a website, an eBay store, an Amazon presence, and a minimal social media marketing effort he could be selling every mask he could make.
I’ve worked on a couple of small entrepreneurial internet businesses with no money. it is amazing what can be done to drive sales with little or no money if you have a great product, a little bit of creativity, and a lot of willingness to get things done.
Adding to my post in #38. He could sell his entire production to Costco, Sams, Wal-Mart, Walgreens, CVS, or Target immediately. I’ve dealt with all three retailers. I’m sure their buyers are scouring the world looking for masks. It would be an easy sales call, assuming of course he can really deliver.
How does the media spin? Let us count the ways...
1) Per Cuomo and other Dem governors, the federal government bought up all the masks, etc., leaving states dereft. Conclusion: Trump evil.
2) Per this story, the federal government did not buy up Bowen’s masks, leaving a source for state and local buyers. Conclusion: Trump evil.
3) Trump overpaid cronies to enrich himself. Conclusion: Trump evil for wasting money.
4) Per Bowen’s story, he started off the bat saying how incredibly expensive it would be to start up his manufacturing lines. IOW, he was negotiating for high prices based on a claimed need to amortize his startup costs over a relatively small quantity of production. Conclusion: Trump evil for not wasting money.
Seems to be a pattern.
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