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But no money for universal healthcare or affordable housing.
Gotta think about their priorities, their agendas, not you.
EDIT: per request, a source: https://youtu.be/kTcanBBq9AA?si=LSWtw6DP94Md4KhE
taez555
It could be worse. Elon Musk could be getting a $400 million contract to "build" Armored cyber trucks for the US State Department, which thanks to his cutting of the oversight budget, no one will ever be able to check up on to see if he follows through with.
Hekatombe
Just wait until you see how much a GPS receiver costs the military compared to its civilian counterpart
swedeonamoose
Hey just cuz i have a bushing factory and my brother happen to be in charge of Air Force purchases it dosnt mean there is anything odd going on :O
fractalsphere
Remember the $10,000 toilet seats and stuff when they were rebuilding the Pentagon? Same shit, different administration.
charondaboatman
https://youtu.be/hYWie96j3aQ?si=2pLo1Coi-4WYg3ke">g3ke">https://youtu.be/hYWie96j3aQ?si=2pLo1Coi-4WYg3ke https://www.motorbiscuit.com/parts-cost-air-force-90k/
BobAllen2004
This again? What they never told us about the "$10,000 toilet seats" is that they were highly specialized and they only needed a very, very small number.
Hekatombe
The cost of the $10,000 toilet seat, was actually reduced by using 3D printing. Also "After Lockheed Martin stopped production, "small business had to backward engineer it. And the prices rose over time," she said." https://www.military.com/defensetech/2018/07/11/air-force-no-longer-spending-10000-toilet-seats-officials-say.html
GreyKnightTemplar666
As somebody that works in aviation manufacturing, military parts do have a higher standard usually of acceptance criteria we have to follow versus commercial. That higher acceptance criteria will mean we have more noncompliant manufactured parts that need either be reworked or scraped outright. Which all increases the cost that's quoted for those parts.
All that said, I'm sure there's plenty of over-cost parts.
gardengnomeii
Also, my experience is that while the individual part may actually cost $1 more than a non DOD required part, the crazy comes from having a run of 10 with a set up cost of $10,000 rather than a run of 100,000 for the 10K set up cost.
GreyKnightTemplar666
Exactly. Parts for shuttles aren't as mass produced as commercial airliner parts. The tooling and equipment to create those 10 run part for the shuttle is still equal cost of tooling and equipment for those 100000 run part for an airliner.
sascottsn
Brah, link the story. Show me the reporting. Show me the civilian product. I was enlisted USAF aircraft maintenance, I know all this, but you gotta cite your sources.
Poppypoppoppop
https://youtu.be/kTcanBBq9AA?si=LSWtw6DP94Md4KhE
TinyOctopus
What's the NSN for this part? Is the part purchased individually or as part of a contract bundle? Where's the purchase order? Where is the purchasing contract and who approved it? What district is the manufacturer in?
These fucking "gotcha" moments are ridiculous.
sascottsn
I meant I know from experience they buy .10 cent screws for like $30 a piece, I wasn't referring to having specific information on this instance.