Fun fact:the US govt built a fake town on top of Boeing Plant #2 in........
Seattle to keep it from being bombed by the Japanese during WW2. They used Hollywood set designers/builders to get it done
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planes, right? Build them somewhere safe, then fly them out.
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grandfather was the manager of the cafeteria there.
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they blew a lot of resources on stuff that never really panned out
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speaking part of Switzerland.
So you could be right.
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Of skilled workers, they probably had no interest in moving. I'm sure there's plenty of other established factors they would not want to disrupt as well
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