On Monday, October 16, 2017 at 7:04:05 AM UTC-7, Tango Eight wrote:
On Monday, October 16, 2017 at 9:24:51 AM UTC-4, krasw wrote:
maanantai 16. lokakuuta 2017 15.43.08 UTC+3 Squeaky kirjoitti:

However, the
military budget has been crap since 2013, and frankly we do not have the
money to upgrade the aircraft and also keep them combat capable.

US military budget is $523.9 billion for 2017, just to put crap in perspective.

Most federal money is spent on war toys, rent seeking corporate interests and investment bank bailouts. The rest is just wasted.

/s

T8

According to an article on Yahoo news this morning: "An internal study issued by the Defense Department in 2015 uncovered a staggering $125 billion in bureaucratic waste. The report was promptly buried by the Pentagon and only came to light following an investigation by the Washington Post newspaper.."