Now what's happened specifically in shipbuilding is when Covid hit, a number of workers left. You now make more money. I put this in a speech. You now make more money working at a Buc EE's than you would welding all day. And welding is a tough job, at least for starting wage, I think. Why is Korea and Japan better today? First of all, Korea has adopted more modern technology and robotics in particular, more than the Japanese. (05:56–06:01)
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