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For what it’s worth American workers as a whole make ~20x what Turkish workers do. While American shipbuilders make more than the average while Turkish ones are
by vlovich123 2y ago
For what it’s worth American workers as a whole make ~20x what Turkish workers do. While American shipbuilders make more than the average while Turkish ones are closer to their average countrymen, the 20x discrepancy in salaries doesn’t seem limited to shipbuilding. So not sure about the characterization of “sucking on the teat of taxpayers” per se vs overall higher regulations and salaries in the US.
- cyberax 2y ago> For what it’s worth American workers as a whole make ~20x what Turkish workers do. It's about 7x. > 20x discrepancy in salaries Not salaries. The end-product costs.
- vlovich123 2y agoAverage national salary in the US $60k [1] vs 5k for turkey so closer to 11-12x (the coasts typically pay closer to 70k). So at most unions are costing US built ships to be twice as expensive due to unions and overall higher US wages are responsible for the price difference - difficult to compete on price with people that are willing to work for 1/10th your wage unless you can automate significantly more than them. [1]: https://www.usatoday.com/money/blueprint/business/hr-payroll/average-salary-us/ https://www.usatoday.com/money/blueprint/business/hr-payroll...
- cyberax 2y agoI looked up the salary for qualified machinists in both countries, not the average.
- xyzzyz 2y agoUS-built cars do not cost 20 times that of Turkey-built cars.
- vlovich123 2y agoUS built cars are automated like crazy, have a lot of experience scaling, and save significantly on shipping costs.