What a sick world needs - Medicine & Food

[Altruist]

There are many pundits who at this time talking about exports this and that and incentive to do so. If these duffers live in this world then they should know that there is no demand for anything except medicines and food.

GM & Ford have shut down their car manufacturing plants and will be making ventilators and masks.

Even designers, luxury labels and fashion conglomerates are all stepping up to help overcome shortages of masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) in some of the hardest-hit countries.

So if you don't have a brain, then at least try to copy what others are doing to cope with these trying times.

Ford joins Tesla and GM in helping with ventilator and mask supply

Automakers are answering the call to arms to help with the pandemic.

www.theverge.com

Fashion industry answers the call for masks and personal protective equipment to fight Covid-19

From indie designers to industry giants, the fashion world is helping overcome shortages of masks, gowns and other personal protective equipment for frontline medical staff.

www.cnn.com

 

[Iconoclast]

4+ billion Iphones and Galaxy Notes (not counting their lower units and other brands like nokia, htc, lg, huawie etc) were produced in the last decade by a single manufacturer Foxconn alone but world's production units can't handle testing kits and ventilators. That just baffles me.
As for ford and tesla, they're being forced to "help" it's either that or getting having their factories taken over by the gov, at least for now which it can.

 

[Altruist]

4+ billion Iphones and Galaxy Notes (not counting their lower units and other brands like nokia, htc, lg, huawie etc) were produced in the last decade by a single manufacturer Foxconn alone but world's production units can't handle testing kits and ventilators. That just baffles me.
As for ford and tesla, they're being forced to "help" it's either that or getting having their factories taken over by the gov, at least for now which it can.

There is no such thing as factories taken over by the US government. Rather they are responding to need of the hour.

Ford is working with 3M and GE to make respirators and ventilators

Ford announced Tuesday that it's working with 3M and GE Healthcare to produce medical equipment and protective gear for healthcare workers to help address shortages in the fight against the coronavirus.

www.cnn.com

 

[Iconoclast]

There is no such thing as factories taken over by the US government. Rather they are responding to need of the hour.

Ford is working with 3M and GE to make respirators and ventilators

Ford announced Tuesday that it's working with 3M and GE Healthcare to produce medical equipment and protective gear for healthcare workers to help address shortages in the fight against the coronavirus.

www.cnn.com

Then you aren't well informed. In times of wars and crises, the gov can take over any factory and put it to whatever it needs.
What was ford producing during WWII? BMW? Mitsubishi Carl Zeiss AG?
I'm not saying they're taken over. What I'm saying is they had two options, voluntarily pitch in or get taken over.

 

[Altruist]

Then you aren't well informed. In times of wars and crises, the gov can take over any factory and put it to whatever it needs.
What was ford producing during WWII? BMW? Mitsubishi Carl Zeiss AG?

Don't makeup things. Know your facts.

By the end of the war, Ford had built 86,865 complete aircraft, 57,851 airplane engines, 4,291 military gliders, and thousands of engine superchargers and generators (Henry Ford: Helped Lead American World War II Production Efforts)!

 

[Iconoclast]

Don't makeup things. I am part of it and know what it is.

Then you must suck at what you do if you think I'm making things up lol. Anyways you can do your own research if you want to. I ain't turning this into a pissing contest to tend to your ego.

 

[HimSar]

Don't makeup things. Know your facts.

By the end of the war, Ford had built 86,865 complete aircraft, 57,851 airplane engines, 4,291 military gliders, and thousands of engine superchargers and generators (Henry Ford: Helped Lead American World War II Production Efforts)!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bl...protect-big-companies-through-nationalization

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/20...tion-act-heres-how-he-can-use-its-powers.html

 

[Altruist]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bl...protect-big-companies-through-nationalization

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/20...tion-act-heres-how-he-can-use-its-powers.html

Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced on March 18 they will suspend all production in the US, Canada, and Mexico starting March 19 as it steps up to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19.

(A week later) Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday (March 24) that it will team up with 3M to produce a new design of a powered air-purifying respirator that uses parts from both companies. The PAPR would have ready-made parts, such as fans for airflow, from Ford F-150s’ cooled seats, as well as 3M HEPA air filters to eliminate airborne contaminants such as droplets that carry virus particles, according to Ford.

He (Trump) has invoked but not yet enacted the federal Defense Production Act, which would compel U.S. manufacturers to produce items necessary for the national defense, such as PPE.

In the US, there is debate about why Trump is not enacting the Defense Production Act. So at this point, the US government has appealed but not compelled the US industry to produce PPE.

Ford, GM, FCA suspend all North American production to stop coronavirus spread

All three US automakers made the decision alongside the United Auto Workers union.

www.cnet.com

Ford, Fiat, GM To Make Med Supplies To Combat COVID-19 - Law360

American auto giants Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler have said they'll help manufacture critical medical supplies such as face shields, masks and respirators for health care workers and first responders to combat the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus.

www.law360.com

Trump must enact the Defense Production Act before we run out of protective equipment

A friend and colleague, a fellow physician and pediatrician, called in tears. She had just finished a 24-hour shift followed by a day of home-schooling her young child. But she was not distraught f…

www.courant.com

 

[HimSar]

Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced on March 18 they will suspend all production in the US, Canada, and Mexico starting March 19 as it steps up to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19.

(A week later) Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday (March 24) that it will team up with 3M to produce a new design of a powered air-purifying respirator that uses parts from both companies. The PAPR would have ready-made parts, such as fans for airflow, from Ford F-150s’ cooled seats, as well as 3M HEPA air filters to eliminate airborne contaminants such as droplets that carry virus particles, according to Ford.

He (Trump) has invoked but not yet enacted the federal Defense Production Act, which would compel U.S. manufacturers to produce items necessary for the national defense, such as PPE.

In the US, there is debate about why Trump is not enacting the Defense Production Act. So at this point, the US government has appealed but not compelled the US industry to produce PPE.

Ford, GM, FCA suspend all North American production to stop coronavirus spread

All three US automakers made the decision alongside the United Auto Workers union.

www.cnet.com

Ford, Fiat, GM To Make Med Supplies To Combat COVID-19 - Law360

American auto giants Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler have said they'll help manufacture critical medical supplies such as face shields, masks and respirators for health care workers and first responders to combat the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus.

www.law360.com

Trump must enact the Defense Production Act before we run out of protective equipment

A friend and colleague, a fellow physician and pediatrician, called in tears. She had just finished a 24-hour shift followed by a day of home-schooling her young child. But she was not distraught f…

www.courant.com

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/27...ventilators-under-defense-production-act.html
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wa...e-an-authoritarian-power-grab/?outputType=amp

 

[Altruist]

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/27...ventilators-under-defense-production-act.html
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/25/hungarys-prime-minister-is-using-virus-make-an-authoritarian-power-grab/?outputType=amp

Trump 'today' ordered GM to make ventilators.