and once upon a time our economy depended on agriculture. Economies evolve. Spend wisely. Throwing money at things doesn't solve the problem, just makes CEOs happy watching their wallets get fat.

Spend wisely, not blindly.

Don't forget, that's $100M of 'working' jet fighter vs $137M of "hey, it flies". The entire process of defense spending needs to be overhauled instead of just dumping endless buckets of cash into the trough of defense contractors.

Not only cheaper, but they also include having available working weapons systems. I simply don't understand why people think the big $$ plane is worth having, unless it's the 'murica dammit attitude. These costly and ultimately less capable systems are a hindrance. Get back to the drawing board and do what we do best…

I have the exact same story for a steak, just in reverse of the blue one. Guy wanted well-done, so I cooked it well done. It got sent back as not done enough. So then I burned it. Again, not done enough. Third time I stuck a stack of cast iron skillets on top of it and made it into a hockey puck (seriously, have no…

Definitely agree, even to the side of it comparing to a specific white/blue collar job and not just all males, etc. How about compare it to longshoremen or truck drivers or etc.

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