Thread: Why Do Modern Planes End Up in Boneyards?
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Old 06-06-2016, 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Aesops View Post
Isn't it amazing how many airforces in the world can keep their F16 up in the air but we have to spend billions on new Raptors every year?

It's like Harry Potter magic that an airliner can have 100,000 hours on it, but they will park a military aircraft with 2000 hours.

I'm curious when tax payers will get tired of this, but alas, chewing their cuds, happy to to just not say anything, what are the chances people will wake up to the waste in govt.
Like Deep Throat said many years ago, "Follow the money".

There's lots of money flying around in DC with 45,000 registered lobbyists handing out campaign contributions to whom ever they need to vote YES for their corporate sponsor's next boondoggle.
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