[Freakinoldguy]

Canadian_Mind Canadian_Mind:

Same thing happens here dude. Most the lifetime costs "associated" with the F-35 purchase are wages that would be paid to military pers and civilians that maintain/manufacture parts that would be paid to do that anyways, regardless of which aircraft is chosen. It's a way to over-inflate costs to make a political purchase look bad.

I know, I spent more than a standeasy in and to this day am still amazed at the amount of money that was thrown away with stupid over priced costs and purchases.

The new system of fiscal responsibility they brought in back in the 90's only served to hamstring frontline units and did nothing to stop the Military from being screwed over by every service provider and contractor in the country.

We may be bad but, if you were to look in a dictionary under gouged you'll find a picture of the US Military.

[romanP]

A few years ago, some scientists who needed supercomputer time but couldn't afford it came up with the plans for how to do this and distributed them freely, because it's so much more cost effective.

[Canadian_Mind]

Why are prices so jacked up for government organizations?

[Freakinoldguy]

Canadian_Mind Canadian_Mind:

Why are prices so jacked up for government organizations?

I'd like to say kickbacks but then I'd have to have proof.

So instead let's say the Government feels an obligation to keep businesses that blatently overcharge from going bankrupt because of their own greed and leave it at that.