On 4/20/14 08:13 : , Bob Whitmire wrote:
> Shot this morning from the US 1 bridge at Bath. Followed by breakfast at
> Ship’s Chow Hall. Not an appropriate Easter image, I know. USS Zumwalt, the
> Navy’s new stealth destroyer. Google brings up some interesting reading. This
> is an excellent example of how cognitive dissonance works with me. I deplore
> the expense of such weapons systems when we’ve got so many more uses for our
> money. And yet Bath Iron Works is one of Maine’s largest employers. It’s
> right down the road from us. I know a lot of good union folks who work there.
> BIW does not pay Wal-Mart wages.
>
> I just wish they’d start building merchant ships. Or washing machines. Sigh.
>
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=12375
>
Agreed. Without getting political, they are spending $1.4 Billion on
that ship. Billion. Put that money towards schools or infrastructure
repair or something that could benefit hundreds of thousands of people.
I'm torn as well. I'm not a fan of war, yet I find the technology and
the machinery fascinating.
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