tj usiyanMar 19
I need some people in congress to create a slide deck for what services could be provided for 200 billion dollars. Actually, let me clarify that I mean services that are not part of waging war. Services to citizens and constituents
Show threadmyrmepropagandistMar 19

@griotspeak

They kicked all of the smart people out of the military who knew the circumstances where this might happen. Power is something you project, once the illusion is broken its gone forever. Better to have an F-35 and no one knows just how powerful and sneaky it is than to use it and remove all doubts.

I don't even like this stuff but this is so embarrassing.

Show threadmyrmepropagandist

@griotspeak

Wait are you talking about the budget or that one expensive jet that just let get shot down?

LET. They let that happen.

Mar 19 at 9:24pmWeb
Show threadNot a Spring OnionMar 19

@futurebird @griotspeak

TBF: When I played the Superweapon General for the first time in Command & Conquer: Zero Hour, that happened to me too.

Show threadDaniel LakelandMar 19

@futurebird @griotspeak

I don't think any of the individual jets have marginal cost of $200B but so far the US has probably used up or committed to use up a minimum of 200B. Last I heard it was $11B or so in just munitions, don't talk about fuel, combat salaries, etc etc. Not to mention the opportunity cost created by rising fuel prices and eventually food prices and falling availability of goods etc.

Show threadtj usiyanMar 19
@futurebird Budget, I think. My post was in response to a report suggesting that a 200 billion dollar request was coming for war efforts