• Transporter Room 3@startrek.website
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    1 year ago

    Because it kind of is. The country’s largest domestic supplier of steel shouldn’t be in foreign hands, no matter what countries you’re talking about.

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      Yeah and the us department of defense uses 3% of that steel to manufacture military items. It absolutely is a national security consideration

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      1 year ago

      But how though? What does it matter if the profits end up in the pockets of big corporations over there instead of here? What nefarious plot would be averted by disallowing the sale?