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Originally Posted by Slava
Well I'm far from an expert on this and kind of have no idea of what I'm talking about. That being said the government claims the jets are $75million each and the US is thinking they are $130 million each.
The parliamentary officer is independent and his work was peer reviewed....so when I see that the government gives no rationale as to why the jets are going to cost them $75mm and the US $130mm I just think that they are being ignorant, or not wanting to explain how they're estimates are off by nearly double. So much for fiscal conservatism and being stewards of the budget I guess.
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Sure, because these numbers are easy to generate. You go to the military jet catalog, run your finger down to the make and model you want, and then call the 1-800 number. Budgeting is more art than science, and government beurocracy can barely doodle a stick man. I don't care what political party is in charge and the amount of political will there is behind these things.