Weird, I was told we need to suffer the pain of DOGE cuts because the budget deficit is going to bankrupt the United States but Trump just signed a deal for a new pointless Boeing fighter jet for $300m each. www.defensenews.com/air/2025/03/... - ThreadSky

maxkennerly.bsky.social • 34 days ago

Weird, I was told we need to suffer the pain of DOGE cuts because the budget deficit is going to bankrupt the United States but Trump just signed a deal for a new pointless Boeing fighter jet for $300m each.

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2025/03/21/boeing-wins-contract-for-ngad-fighter-jet-dubbed-f-47/

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tacofella.bsky.social•34 days ago

Double weird since the Ukrainian Army is destroying the main threat to the United States. The best return on American tax dollars is supporting Ukraine.

sunnygrapefruit.bsky.social•34 days ago

&, the best, there are no American boots on the ground. Ukrainians are strong, brave, & have my utmost respect.

sunnygrapefruit.bsky.social•34 days ago

You are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!

shipperxphile.bsky.social•34 days ago

They’re just rich sadists

bonenberger.bsky.social•34 days ago

After a couple years of Trump inflation that’ll actually be pretty reasonable and competitive with other fighter aircraft

superpacs.bsky.social•34 days ago

Mysteriously designated F-47, no less

vanfirth.bsky.social•34 days ago

I thought DOGE was all about painful, drastic reductions in government services in return for absolutely no reduction in taxes for 99% of tax payers.

travging.bsky.social•34 days ago

Can't fight a North American war and help the fall of Europe without the right tools.

michfisher.bsky.social•34 days ago

Yes, but they are calling it F-47, so…

peterh83.bsky.social•34 days ago

The F-47 Felon it is!

johneola2.bsky.social•34 days ago

Because it’s gonna be the Trump 47

veganspacemanspiff.bsky.social•34 days ago

While donnie flies back and forth to Mar-a-Lago EVERY weekend to attend church* at over $1million/trip!
Because he cares so much about us and "efficiency."
*By "attend church" I obviously mean "cheat at golf."
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-19-178

smikesme.bsky.social•34 days ago

Is it a purchase in the national interest or a wealth transfer for private interest?

sandysul.bsky.social•34 days ago

And he goes golfing every week which cost all of us minimum of $3 million! And he sucks at golf

mtb-gal.bsky.social•34 days ago

Your first mistake was believing the original premise was told in good faith.

iplayguitarbad.bsky.social•34 days ago

You misunderstood. SOME of us need to feel the pain of DOGE cuts while others concentrate more American tax dollars in their own bank accounts. That's just what the founders would have wanted.

teleportnow.bsky.social•34 days ago

There is always money for war.

junggravy.bsky.social•34 days ago

I just assumed all the other cuts were to increase military funding

junggravy.bsky.social•34 days ago

Because, you know, even if we're not going to be the world's police anymore, we still need a military bigger than the next nine largest combined

henryhill1.bsky.social•34 days ago

Since we're allied with russia and china, because we've dismantled the agencies that protected us from them, don't we already have the materiel to wage war against Mexico and Canada and Panama?

limoniana.bsky.social•34 days ago

But if we have fighter jets and universal healthcare, then oligarchs might only be able to afford two houses, and Trump might not get to golf at Mar-A-Lago every weekend

collectivided.bsky.social•34 days ago

let's get real: no other countries will buy or invest in a major US military product for a long time. The west is done with US reliance, and Russia can't afford it.

You're not gonna believe this but I think this Trump-centric "F-47" program could go down in flames

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