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US cities pay too much for buses

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355 points pavel_lishin | 1 comments | 26 Sep 25 13:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | source
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isthispermanent ◴[26 Sep 25 17:32 UTC] No.45388969[source]▶
So the authors basic argument is to offshore bus production. As if that doesn’t carry any negative side effects.

This is exactly what the majority of Americans voted against and exactly why the left can’t find its footing. Everyone is now fully aware that offshoring for a cheap sticker price comes with higher, harder to price costs elsewhere.

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twoodfin ◴[26 Sep 25 17:45 UTC] No.45389111[source]▶
The side effects of “Buy American” rules do not include a dynamic, competitive domestic bus manufacturing industry. Just the opposite.

If the Chinese want to subsidize our mass transit buildout, why not let them? Are busses really critical national security concerns?

If we needed the existing NA producers to build military busses it sounds like we’d be screwed!

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1. kccqzy ◴[26 Sep 25 17:50 UTC] No.45389165[source]▶
It's primarily a jobs program. We do not really care about a competitive domestic bus manufacturing industry, but we care more than this uncompetitive industry is hiring workers.