[Texgreen] Stuff you probably aren't supposed to know about

[Roger Baker]

=93Of the $1.9 trillion the US spent on weaponry....the Air Force =20
received 36% and the Navy got 33%. The Army got 16%.=94

There you have it. Equipping infantry soldiers at $24,000 a crack =20
ain't bad work, if you can get it. But slamming taxpayers $32 million =20=

a copy for a fleet of F-18 fighter jets, now that's a spicy meat-a-=20
ball! Or how about this mouthfull -- $320.5 billion for a ballistic-=20
missile submarine program -- and that's the base price. You want =20
options? They got options. Add $97 billion for the missiles; $46 =20
billion for submarine propulsion research, development, testing, =20
production, and operations; and $220 billion for attack submarine =20
construction, weapons, and related systems. Now you're talkin'!

Ships, subs, planes and all the high-end, high-tech gizmos that go =20
with them, are SO much more profitable for defense contractors than =20
the care and feeding of Army grunts that's it's no contest. And these =20=

high-dollar honey pots are also much more "boast-worthy" for =20
politicians in districts where those contractors maintain plants -- =20
and defense contracts make damn sure their facilities are =20
strategically located around the country.

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