WTF ...200

[pbmus]

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http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/10/07/new-air-force-planes-go-directly-to-boneyard.html

Even if the numbers are fuzzy, frankly speaking the sheer magnitude of waste is staggering given the reluctance of lawmakers to consider the poor and starving in their own country.

[pansypoo53219]

1. eisenhower's warnig. the MIC is killing america.

[Jack-o-Lantern]

2. How many homeless could that $1.6 billion feed?

[tclambert]

10. None. Airplanes aren't edible.

[FLPanhandle]

3. What blows me away is that many countries do this

Even poor countries in South America and Africa spend large sums of money on their military while having far more humanitarian needs with less money.

Venezuela just announce a round of new arms purchases from China when they can't even afford consumer basics.

Does everyone in charge of these countries measure their dicks by how much military equipment they have?

[hifiguy]

4. Yes, they do. nt

[MindMover]

5. Almost unbelievable ... wtf indeed

[Arugula Latte]

6. It's okay. The CEOs of the contractors got paid handsomely, and that is what we're all about

as a nation, no?

[bvf]

8. Yay, capitalism!

Ugh! Makes me weep, truly.

[erronis]

11. Yeah, didn't you receive your trickle?

Every american got a little spritz from Lockheed-Martin-Boeing when the contracts were signed. You might have thought it was bee pollen but it was your portion of the wealth distributed to these beneficient coroporations. Next time, please scrape it off your clothes and use it to buy food stamps.

[Arugula Latte]

14. Will do.

I must pay more attention!

[Stonepounder]

7. I used to live in Tucson and I drove through 'The Bonyard' on my way to and from work.

Until you get used to it, the boneyard is a spooky place. The amount of military (and commercial) aircraft simply boggles the mind. Row after row after row or mothballed jets, prop planes, and helicopters is stunning.

But, oh my, we need to cut food stamps, social security, medicare, SNAP, headstart, etc. because - well, you know, them damn folks living in the lap of luxury on MY DIME!! Taking cruises, eating steak and lobster. I have a friend whose cousin's college roomate's brother saw it happen!

[lastlib]

9. was it the roommate's brother, or.....

the roommate's brother's step-neighbor-in-law??

[Thespian2]

12. Saw the pic before

Got to make sure them billionaires eat well...on their yachts...sailing to their island mansions...while their pilots fly their cooks in their Gulfstreams to pick up more caviar in Russia...Fuck the poor, homeless, hungry...

[George II]

13. N O T "scrapped"!!!!

Do some research before sensationalizing this.

First, this happened in 2013 - close to two years ago.

Second, the 21 aircraft were stored in the Arizona airfield to prevent them from deteriorating or being scrapped until they were put into service. Fourteen of the 21 are being transferred to the Coast Guard after reconfiguration in order to SAVE buying other aircraft for the Coast Guard.

[pbmus]

16. Ok, 500+ million thrown into the scrap yard ...

How many food stamps would 500 mil buy ....

[Liberal_in_LA]

15. wow

[awoke_in_2003]

17. I understand the sentiment

But those planes aren't $76 million each.

[pbmus]

18. The article says 302 million apiece

[awoke_in_2003]

19. Then I call BS

A fully decked out g550 MIGHT cost 50 mil. That, and the math don't add up

[George II]

22. $308M to maintain for 25 years

[sabrina 1]

20. Someone should go to jail for this. Considering how many Americans are in need,

our crumbling infrastructure, lack of money for education etc, that is a crime!

[Enthusiast]

21. That's a solid WTF.