Sure, but the military isn’t going to pay more than they have to. The less they spend on trucks, the more they have for things that go boom. And nonfunctioning cybertrucks are likely going to cost under 20k each. (Probably less than the munitions being tested on them).
So while I appreciate the cynicism and generally agree, I don’t think that’s what’s going on here.
I’m not so sure about that. The pentagon is known for blowing massive amounts of money on stupid shit. The 2 million were probably a joke, but I wouldn’t be surprised.
“The Pentagon and the military industrial complex have been plagued by a massive amount of waste, fraud and financial mismanagement for decades.”
Nobody would deny that the military can waste vast amounts of money, that has been proven time and time again. So on that point you have absolutely no argument from me!
But buying a couple of cars is not hard, so if something about the contract for this purchase made the prices go up, the airforce could always just back out and have some Colonel use discretionary funds to purchase 2 new trucks outright for 80k each.
But trust me, the airforce does like blowing stuff up, and they would rather spend 4 million on a single missile than a fleet of trucks.
Correct
Why?
Because Trump is nothing but a giant grift.
Sure, but the military isn’t going to pay more than they have to. The less they spend on trucks, the more they have for things that go boom. And nonfunctioning cybertrucks are likely going to cost under 20k each. (Probably less than the munitions being tested on them).
So while I appreciate the cynicism and generally agree, I don’t think that’s what’s going on here.
I’m not so sure about that. The pentagon is known for blowing massive amounts of money on stupid shit. The 2 million were probably a joke, but I wouldn’t be surprised.
“The Pentagon and the military industrial complex have been plagued by a massive amount of waste, fraud and financial mismanagement for decades.”
https://www.npr.org/2021/05/19/997961646/the-pentagon-has-never-passed-an-audit-some-senators-want-to-change-that
Nobody would deny that the military can waste vast amounts of money, that has been proven time and time again. So on that point you have absolutely no argument from me!
But buying a couple of cars is not hard, so if something about the contract for this purchase made the prices go up, the airforce could always just back out and have some Colonel use discretionary funds to purchase 2 new trucks outright for 80k each.
But trust me, the airforce does like blowing stuff up, and they would rather spend 4 million on a single missile than a fleet of trucks.