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   Adam H. Kerman to johnl@iecc.com   
   Re: Amtrak picks Alstom Avelia as replac   
   02 Sep 16 00:40:50   
   
   From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   John Levine   wrote:   
   >>AMTRAK has to cut it's cloth to fit it's budget.   
   >>   
   >>Typical political shortsightedness in buying cheaper overseas and not   
   >receiving   
   >>the sales, personal and company taxes which would be recouped from local   
   >>manufacture, not to mention the reduction in domestic violence and crime,   
   >>resulting from men being occupied in meaningful employment.   
   >   
   >I realize that Australians may not be familiar with all of the details   
   >of North American geography, but where do you think Hornell, New York is?   
   >   
      
   This would be the point of final assembly to comply with Buy American. The   
   components that add real value to the railcar are made elsewhere.   
      
   But you knew that.   
      
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