Subj : Chinese Scientists Cr
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : Mike Miller
Date : Tue Mar 04 2025 14:58:16


Hello Aaron!

01 Jun 70 21:41, you wrote to Ron L.:

 RL>>  AT> I haven't seen proof of anything saving us money in any
 RL>> department. I
 RL>>  AT> could be a gigantic lie. People are passionate about saving
 RL>> money.
 RL>>
 RL>> Especially when the gov't keeps taking more of their money and
 RL>> sending it somewhere else.

 AT> Those who are freaking out about the tariffs "potentially causing
 AT> price increases" are the same people who want to fund Ukraine's battle
 AT> to wipe Russia off the face of the earth.

 AT> They're so brainwashed that deep down, their true concern is about not
 AT> having enough electronics to keep them tuned in to MSNBC.


 You're so hyper-focused on sending a few billion to Ukraine that you're just ignoring the wasteful spending here at home.

 For instance,  the F-22 Raptor - it's going to cost $9.2 billion to keep 151 of them in service over the next 5 years.

 that's _IF_ Congress allows the military to divest the 32 oldest F22s.  If not, it's going to cost cosiderably more.


 That's $12.2 million per year, per fighter jet.



 Now, don't get me wrong,  I love the F-22.  I've had the opportunity to see one close up, and I've seen what they can do in the air - they're amazing.

 But They're a money pit.



We've given Ukraine $83.4B since 2022 (source: https://www.ukraineoversight.gov ).   we can probably tack on some more billions there if we include the cost of logistics and training.
In comparison, our defense budget over the last 3 years has been about $2.5 TRILLION

so Ukraine has received 3% of our defense budget.  I'm pretty sure the government spends more than that on toilet seats.


Mike


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