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Monday, March 11, 2013

Tomgram: Jeremiah Goulka, C-130 Math and a Cargo of Pork


Lockheed Martin's Herculean Efforts to Profit From Defense Spending 
The Epic Story of the C-130 
By Jeremiah Goulka


"...To be fair, the Air Force did request some C-130s.  Thanks to Senator John McCain, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) did a study of how many more C-130s the Air Force requested between 1978 and 1998.  The answer: Five.
How many did Congress add on?  Two hundred and fifty-six...."


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2 comments:

  1. "the Government Accountability Office (GAO) did a study of how many more C-130s the Air Force requested between 1978 and 1998. The answer: Five.
    How many did Congress add on? Two hundred and fifty-six
    "

    ROFLMAO, can't accuse Congress of being stingy!

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    1. Those planes are probably put together with components manufactured in all 50 states and congressmen need to at least make a show of saving jobs in their districts. .. unless of course the only contituents that matter are in the financial centers and only their jobs matter, lol

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