--- Chris Olson - SunPS <Chrisf.Olson at Sun.COM> wrote: > Matthew Hunter wrote: > > The last time the American people got fed up with > being taxed, we > > held a tea party to discuss the matter. Taxes are > far heavier > > today than they were at that time. You do not > have to listen to > > people who feel they are being taxed too heavily, > but it might be > > a good idea. > > While I agree that taxes are a necessary part of > any working government, I am FAR more concerned with > how those taxes are spent. I heard recently that > the U.S. cancelled a contract with Lockheed to build > a dozen subs, but still paid them the ~$250M. > Um...did > I miss something? Lockheed had to pay it's employees for the r&d they conducted before actually building the subs. Jobs are a good thing... they spread the money around. That said, a little planning on the part of the feds could have helped create much better jobs with $250 million.