The following is an item from the March 12, 2010 edition of The Tacoma News Tribune: "The Pentagon said Thursday that the cost to build its next-generation fighter jet has doubled to as much as $113 million per plane since 2001.
The bad news about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program, delivered Thursday to Congress, was swiftly denounced by lawmakers, who said runaway spending on major weapons systems has become all too common.
The jets were supposed to cost $50 million per fighter nearly a decade ago. Some of the increase to $113 million can be attributed to inflation and an increase in the price of some materials.
According to congressional watchdogs at the Government Accountability Office, plans to buy some 2,450 aircraft will cost the military $323 billion-almost half of what the Pentagon spends each year,including on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan."
My Comment: The United States has the highest military budget in the world. No other country even comes close. When American schools, hospitals, libraries and nearly every other government service is being forced to cut back. Why are we spending so many precious tax dollars on guns?
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