Do you agree with the "Buy American" provision in the newly passed Military Appropriations Law?

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Do you agree with the "Buy American" provision in the newly passed Military Appropriations Law?

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Yes, most definitely. We need the infusion of capital, and it'll encourage our local companies to step up.

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No, I don't think so. Shouldn't we be working with market forces and merely choosing what is most price efficient?

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The military appropriations law signed by President Obama on Friday contains a little-noticed “Buy American” provision for the Defense Department purchases of solar panels — a provision that is likely to dismay Chinese officials as President Hu Jintao prepares to visit the United States next week.

[read more about this issues in the NYT piece linked below, including the possible political and foreign relations implications it would have.]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/business/global/10solar.html