alt Hacker NewsThe total cost of the entire program over its projected lifetime is $1.7 trillion. The F-35 is made by one company, Lockheed Martin (with some pieces made by a couple others). This entire program is a massive transfer of taxpayer money into one company.
Another data point is that it's estimated that all student debt in the US combined is $1.7 - 1.8 trillion.
No wonder America keeps falling behind.
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greedo • today at 1:12 AM
$1.7 trillion over 70 years. So $24B/year.
scottyah • yesterday at 11:13 PM
> The F-35 is made by one company, Lockheed Martin (with some pieces made by a couple others)
This isn't even remotely true, who is paying you to post this drivel?
I think you're ignoring subcontractors and other suppliers. It's probably more like a thousand or so companies.