I need some clarification from the veteran airsoft players here.
Looking at these replicas, I'm noticing a massive price gap between standard airsoft guns and the spring-powered versions.
Does that price difference (where an airsoft model runs about $0.50, but the spring version is only $133) imply lower quality when it comes to performance—things like muzzle velocity, build quality, or how long the internals actually last?
I agree with those calling this nothing more than a bluff.
He needs government aid (which he'll get) and tax breaks (which he'll also get) because he's playing dirty.
His tactic is simple blackmail: he'll claim that since foreign owners are involved now, he can't guarantee jobs, leaving 5,000 people unemployed.
The Republican Party won't let that happen, so they'll either hand over the cash or—more likely, since there isn't any money to spare—just let him hike up his prices.
It’s an old trick. Years ago, he threatened to shut down Star because they wouldn't grant him a loan for a new refinery. Suddenly, at noon one day, a crowd of "angry and terrified" Star workers blocked the intersection of Washington and Lincoln, and just like that, the loan for the "new refinery" was approved.
Problem solved.
That’s exactly how he'll handle this one too. Walmart is his crown jewel; he uses it to generate massive cash flow and pushes all the high-priced products from his own companies, which cover basically everything you could want.
It's all just a game to make the rich even richer.