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08-22-2012, 02:25 PM | #32 |
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I lol when people say Obama's policies have been helping the country. I know several small business owners, I was employed by one this past summer, all of which can't stand Obama's policies. All you hear when he speaks is "you stand on the peoples shoulders..." blah blah blah. The people didn't build the business, the owner/founder/ceo did. The issue doesn't lie solely in military spending, but the current American way of life. This used to be a country where people MADE things and SOLD them both domestically and internationally; now we're more or less a bunch of pencil pushing desk jockeys who export all our labor to China. Bush didn't fuck this up, Obama didn't fuck this up, WE fucked this up.. and WE allowed it to get worse.
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08-23-2012, 11:03 AM | #35 |
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It seems every administration has a huge sucking hole in which they pour money.
The current administration decided to pour money into the banking hole with what seems to be zero return on the investment that adds no workers to the work force and enriches very few. I would rather they pour money into the "defense" hole because you actually get a tangible product for your money (regardless of waste) as well as employing many defense contractor workers. |
08-24-2012, 02:51 PM | #36 |
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Being in the military & slowly watching it change over the years, i can say that what the Army/Military's plan was a few years ago has changed A LOT
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08-28-2012, 01:27 PM | #37 | |
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Of course they also didn't have toilet paper to wipe their butts... but comrade look at the figures, look at all the concrete and steel they made! |
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09-22-2012, 11:07 PM | #38 | |
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The reason that many Government furnished goods cost more is because of the requirements. Every contract is different but their are some stupid ass specs out there. Packaging requirements, testing data, unique performance specs ect. So while I can go to Autozone and buy a brake pad for $35... its two per box, while the Gov wants 4 per. It has no test data per production lot, the cardboard is single ply instead of double and the 3rd Party that is selling at Autozone never completed a flammability test in a Government certified lab that costs $18k. I'm not eating 18k... I'm going to bake that into my final price... and boom... $80 brake pads by the time you are done. |
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09-22-2012, 11:12 PM | #39 | |
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As I just stated. The Military is HORRENDOUS with spec-ing out shit. Go pull the prints for this stuff and check out all the military requirements. You realize those bolts at ACE have sort of Garbage chinese coating on them while the military is going to be calling out any number of specific coatings, not to mention actual certified lab testing results showing you pass salt-spray ect. Combine that with Government requirements to buy from smalls, minority owned ect... |
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09-22-2012, 11:15 PM | #40 | |
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Do you know how far we fell in the great depression and how long it took to get out of it? Do you pay attention to the stock market and employment numbers? [quote] You mean the Great Depression that was fed and prolonged by FDR and his cronies for political gain? Go read a book. New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America: Burton W. Folsom Jr.: 9781416592372: Amazon.com: Books Quote:
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