Friday, May 13, 2022

GE: 'No CT Diagnosis for YOU!!'

One of the things that happens when you "offshore" production....

General Electric (GE) Healthcare said on Wednesday a shortage of medical dye caused by a Chinese coronavirus lockdown of its production plant in Shanghai, China, has affected not only hospitals in the U.S. and Germany but also in other regions of the world, Reuters reported....

... Some of the largest hospitals in the U.S. prepared this week to endure critical shortages of medical dye normally sourced from GE Healthcare’s Shanghai factory....

 ...GE Healthcare has been suffering from a shortage of its Shanghai-produced medical dye products since at least mid-April. The medical equipment company issued a letter to customers April 19 in which it revealed it was “rationing orders for its iohexol products after a COVID-19 [Chinese coronavirus] lockdown temporarily shut down its production facility for iodinated contrast media in Shanghai, China.”...

CT scans are used to detect cancer, among other things.

Another issue on which Donald Trump was absolutely correct:  bring manufacturing back to US shores. 

Not to worry, though!!  The Chamber of Commerce thinks China is the perfect place for critical-needs manufacturing.

The United States Chamber of Commerce is hyping job-killing free trade deals such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as the “answer” to China’s economic dominance worldwide, lobbying President Joe Biden to cut U.S. tariffs across the board....

The concept of "FAIR Trade" never enters the alleged minds at the Chamber, but that's exactly what Trump was driving at when he instituted the tariffs.  See, FAIR Trade would keep jobs in the US, even with the horrific burdens in place due to EPA, OSHA, and taxes.   Also those silly Fair Labor Standards requirements, and healthcare, and pensions, and stuff like that.

How d'ya like that chip shortage?  Feeling OK about not getting your cancer diagnosis on time?

That's what the Chamber of Commerce wants for you, peasant.  STFU and take it.

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