JimH wrote:
So what's your point? The US no longer has shipyards that build cruise ships.Pretty much all we make any more are subs and small G/M frigates. Plus, I'd venture to guess the skilled shipyard workers in Italy and Germany make damn near as much as their brethren in the US. If you want Walt to build his ships in the US, no one is stopping you from opening up a shipyard that meets their quality standards and underbidding the other yards.
No Jim, we still have yards with the capabilties of building commercial vessels but it's been a combination of things that drove them away. The government, cost of material, cost of skilled labor. If a commercial ship is built in this country then it has to be flagged in this country. That means higher taxes and registeration fees.