re: $900 million Stealth Bomber

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Success_Machine — 3/11/2004 9:19:08 AM (archived)

The $900 million dollars didn't pay for parts and materials. Parts & materials are free. It's people's wages that are being paid, from the designers, to the programmers, to the mechanics, to the utility company employees, the accountants, etc. And their kids do go to college.

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Why do we "waste" money on space? - r.l. - 3/11/2004 5:41:11 AM
- re: Why do we "waste" money on space? - Larry J - 3/11/2004 2:34:49 PM
- re: Why do we "waste" money on space? - REB - 3/11/2004 1:03:35 PM
- re: $900 million Stealth Bomber - Success_Machine - 3/11/2004 9:19:08 AM
- The key word is "we" - Gary - 3/11/2004 8:13:10 AM
  - Not quite so black-and-white? - Nick Hoffman - 3/11/2004 9:44:40 AM
    - Nick is quite correct - Gary - 3/11/2004 4:29:21 PM
      - Much of it was pride. - Bowser - 3/11/2004 5:06:53 PM
        
        re: Good thing nothing significant can be built in space without full int'l cooperation - Success_Machine - 3/11/2004 5:59:56 PM

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