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OK I get ya
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I would pick education but which country are we talking about? Right now u and i are in a country with a terrible transport system.
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Who are you talking to? No one else lives on mars [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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Im not knocking Iran or Iraq, I chose them because they are both notorious enemies and have killed millions of each others citizens. |
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As for miltary procurement, that particular fiasco is due in large part to beauracratic processes that come into play when you deal with civilian politicians. Costs would be radicly reduced if the congressmen and senators were not so big on the pork barrel politics [img]smile.gif[/img] Edit: an example the $400 Hammer. The US Navy wanted to buy hammers for pounding nails and or heads, They put in a req for that had to go to a Civil Servent who would research the item, this person had to fill out a form listing the dimensions and weight of the hammer. When the weight was filled in the Civil Servent was diligent and weighed the sample hammer at 14.3 ounces (I dont remember the real weight) The government then hired a contractor to supply these hammers....the contractor found that they could not find any hammers that were exactly 14.3 ouces....so instead of aproximating the weight they built a milling plant to turn out calibrated hammerheads so that they could meet the Mil Spec on the contract....the same goes for things like coffee makers and toilet seats. It is astonishing how little common sense is used in the government procurement system..things have gotten a lot better since those days in the 70's and 80's (when the req. for the crusader were developed). Just a bit of trivia [img]smile.gif[/img] [ 05-31-2002, 08:53 AM: Message edited by: MagiK ] |
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Edit: to elaborate on my addition! [ 05-31-2002, 05:14 PM: Message edited by: MagiK ] |
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Edit: to elaborate on my addition![/QUOTE]The only parasites on society are the idle rich. And rich people in general. Bill Gates is a wonderful example. [ 06-01-2002, 06:29 AM: Message edited by: Dramnek_Ulk ] |
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So its not possible rich people EARNED their money?
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