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Carbone239's avatar

I told my wife this morning "I'm going to be me!", and cracked a beer at 7:45 am. I just about got beat with a frying pan. Thx Greg!

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James Deitch's avatar

I have a question for all the Lions here:

Do you think it would be untoward for the American Taxpayer to know what their defense costs?

For instance, when we purchase a fighter jet from say Lockheed/Martin or Boeing for $100 million

1) what does it cost to produce, including R&D, returns, allowances, overhead and administration;

2) what is the profit margin on each item

3) was it obtained through a competitive bid, if not why not

I would like this information available on everything from a 5.56mm round to a B-2 Bomber and further I think defense contractors are entitled to earn a profit but a reasonable profit

Now does my request constitute a command economy or socialism, we are spending taxpayer dollars here so accountability is important

Your thoughts please

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