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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 09:40 AM Original message |
The F-35: A Weapon That Costs More Than Australia |
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rfranklin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. Now that makes a lot of sense... |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 09:50 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. "we're broke" but we can keep on building weapons |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 10:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. The SS surplus subsidized the rich so they could pay lower taxes. |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
2. I wonder how much a public option would have cost. or even universal health care for that matter |
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Drale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 09:52 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. A lot less then Australia |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
5. But we need to have them to defeat all those tribal leaders in |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 10:15 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. fortunately we have the world's smartest humans in charge - they are just playing totally stupid nt |
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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
7. LOOK at this PBS story on the F-35 from April 2010. Tremendous problems with the fighter itself: |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 11:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. That last para is particularly interesting. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 11:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. It's very much like the cost-plus contracts that went in to NASA's Ares I and IV. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
8. econ101.... |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 11:03 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Not that I doubt you... |
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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
11. kick |
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