Congress

How they do it: Farm out work for a project, such as the F-35.

Around 43 states have companies building F-35 parts, The F-35, IMO is the 21st century equivalent of the $500 toilet seat.

Look at the very small list in my post above.

A $40 billion dollar aircraft carrier? $5+ billion dollar destroyers? $7 billion dollars submarines? $81 billion dollars for 100 new bombers?

The P-51 Mustang, arguably the best fighter in WWII, cost $50,000 delivered. You know those 186 (or 187) F-22 Raptors we are so proud of? $350~$418 million a pop. St. Ronnie's B-2 bombers (now only 20 of them): $2.2~$2.4 billion each (plus the cost per flying hour is around $35 grand).

This camper suggests:

* rethink our warmongering ways
* feed Americans before building expensive war crap
* take care of your veterans FIRST
* Dempsey and crew should stop whining
* the DoD start taking steps to downsize