I'm reading this morning in The Las Cruces Bulletin (Briefs) and it starts out, "Holloman Could Get F-35s". Holloman is an Air Force base just east of Las Cruces, NM. Now let me tell you - these are the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter planes that the Air Force is buying. They are going to purchase roughly 1,700 F-35s between now and 2020.
This ain't peanuts.
Each plane costs into the millions. Some of the "older" planes have costed out between 140 to 200 million dollars - each. Each plane needs metal, plastic, rubber, nut, bolts and who knows what else.
And if you haven't thought of this - there will be a huge number of trucks needed to transport the raw materials and completed parts to and from the manufacturer and other locations.
There is just a whole lot of spending going on and, yes, the government is the biggest. It's been that way and will continue to be that way in order to keep our world turning (and protected).
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