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The US Grounds All F-35 Jets (bbc.com)
Thelasko tipped us off to this story. NBC News reports:
The U.S. Navy, Air Force and Marines -- as well as 11 international partners who participated in the program -- grounded all F-35 fighters on Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation into a jet that crashed in Beaufort, South Carolina, late last month.
"The pilot in that incident ejected safely but the aircraft was destroyed," reports the BBC, adding "the problem has already been identified as faulty fuel tubes. Once these are checked or replaced the aircraft will be back in the air."
The U.S. has spent more than $320 billion to build their fleet of 2,400-plus F-35 jets, according to a recent GAO report -- or roughly $130 million for each one of the planes. The BBC calls it "the largest and most expensive weapons program of its type in the world."
"The pilot in that incident ejected safely but the aircraft was destroyed," reports the BBC, adding "the problem has already been identified as faulty fuel tubes. Once these are checked or replaced the aircraft will be back in the air."
The U.S. has spent more than $320 billion to build their fleet of 2,400-plus F-35 jets, according to a recent GAO report -- or roughly $130 million for each one of the planes. The BBC calls it "the largest and most expensive weapons program of its type in the world."
Great answer! I wonder, though, who's going to break it to you that the states with the actual highest rates of poverty are Mississippi, New Mexico, and Lousiana. In that order. These states must be absolutely incredible!
California is actually #15.
Pffft.
Shit, it's even bested by West Virginia in number of people willing to endure poverty to live there.
How could California have the highest poverty rate where there are so many people there who profess to care about the less fortunate? People who aggressively promote the idea of the re-distribution of wealth for the greater good? You know, like Hollywood, for example, which preaches higher taxation for the masses, then puts their money where their mouth is by engaging in "runaway production" where, instead of paying higher taxes to help the less fortunate, they seek out jurisdictions with the lowest tax burden and relocate their productions there?
Wait, I just answered my own question.
Never mind.
Now if you wanted to proffer that the number of sexual predators made a place desirable to live, you might have an arguement ...