Trump uses Defense Production Act to require GM to make ventilators

[TU Curmudgeon]

Your face to face sources don't translate well to an online forum.

I said that you were oversimplifying the distinction, not that the separate statements about cylinders and oxygen were incorrect. Not mixing the uses and having a chain of custody for their medical use is the distinction.

The funny thing about compressed gas cylinders is that they are all serialized and the compressed gas companies track the location/use of EVERY cylinder. The main difference between a "Medical" cylinder and a "Welding" cylinder is the label that the gas company puts on it (there is no difference in the construction of the cylinder that would justify a difference in price). There is no difference in the contents of the cylinders (and, thus, no difference in contents that would justify a difference in price). There is no difference in the administrative routine in the handling of the cylinders (and, thus, no differenic in administrative burden that would justify a difference in price).

There is, however, a substantial difference in price.

Why?

Because of the fact that the medical people will pay more for a product that they MUST have.

 

[99percenter]

If obama did this, the gop would cry communism. It's amazing that gop hasn't said a word about fiscal responsibility in the last 3 years

 

[goodbyte]

If obama did this, the gop would cry communism. It's amazing that gop hasn't said a word about fiscal responsibility in the last 3 years

oh they did though. the new GOP position is that fiscal responsibility doesn't actually matter. plus, white people are responsible with money.