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Date:         Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:48:55 -0800
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
Comments: To: Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu>
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On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:

> As I recall from prior discussions of this topic, there was a political consideration as well: by inventing the WBX they could keep employed a lot of the workers who used to build the air-cooled version of the engine. This kept the unions from getting grumpy about layoffs.

Along those lines....

Would the most money be saved by upgrading skills of existing employees, and making needed changes to existing tooling? (assuming they even used any of the AC tooling to produce the WBX...... I have no idea)

Naw it wouldn't be about the money.... <grin>

-- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta "Jaco"

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