If I'm not mistaken, the F-35 has had way too many bugs that have not yet been worked out and some military higher-ups have stated that not only is it not worth the cost, but it isn't needed at all. Naturally, the military will buy them anyway because if they don't spend every single cent in their budget, their budget gets reduced. Heaven forbid the taxpayer should find some financial relief.
@SS -- Of course the F-35 is needed. The $1.35 TRILLION which will be spent on it would otherwise go to other people, and the people due to receive their cut of that $1.35 Trillion can't have that...;-D...
Right - we absolutely cannot have others using that money for frivolous things like fixing our infrastructure, cleaning up our rivers and providing toxic-free water to Americans. What the he!! was I thinking? I travel some highways that potholes that are worse than the ones in the Middle East.
But thinking further afield: Almost all armed forces hardware. Factories producing rubber, pesticides, and herbicides. Highways, airports, and seaports. Ships and trucks bearing chemicals, uranium, and spent fuel rods. Metal ore mining and smelting. Oil rigs.
Benedict Arnold 