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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
7. Here's your first problem...
Sun Feb 2, 2014, 07:53 PM
Feb 2014

those billions building a carrier didn't just sink down a hole somewhere. Much of it was spent in actual jobs at the drydock building the hull, and then fitting it out after launch. Much was also spent on its machinery, electronics, and everything else on the ship, which were all built by someone.

And everything was designed by someone-- lots of someones, actually.

So, the billions going into a new aircraft carrier actually means job creation. A lot of job creation, and most of them at the high end of the scale.

The question, then, isn't how we are wasting jobs building aircraft carriers, but how can we create as many, or more, good jobs without building aircraft carriers?

Such a substitution might look simple on the surface, and well it should be, but we get a lot of things going into such a decision. Most of them erring on the side of stupid, greedy, or otherwise bad public policy.

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K&R for more visibility. nt Mnemosyne Jan 2014 #1
I'll put this up in GD after we nail down a unit of measurement. n/t unhappycamper Jan 2014 #2
Please do, thanks. Good info. nt Mnemosyne Jan 2014 #4
Your comments would be greatly appreciated. unhappycamper Jan 2014 #3
K&R for more visibility. nt Mnemosyne Feb 2014 #5
I like it. bemildred Feb 2014 #6
Here's your first problem... TreasonousBastard Feb 2014 #7
Thank you. unhappycamper Feb 2014 #8
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