Focus (Forum & Focus)
Aug. 22, 2009
Buyer Beware?
"Buy American" provisions in the stimulus bill can actually put more hardships on U.S. cities and companies, writes Susan Kohn Ross.
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By Susan Kohn Ross The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 contains Buy American requirements for companies interested in accessing federal funds and appears to be backfiring. The act holds that so long as the bidder sources inputs (iron or steel) made in the U.S. or from a country that is a signatory to the World Trade Organization's Government Procurement Agreement or qualifies the foreign input under a free trade agreeme...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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