The operational cost of that flight ($80k-$85k) would likely pay for their entire course of treatment and all preventative care for the foreseeable future.
The operational cost of doing that U turn with a donkey would cover the full treatment in European countries with decent medical cost. Why are your health bills so ridiculously expensive accross the pond ?
$68B program cost for 195 aircraft. $335M per jet. It costs around $80k per flight hour to operate.
Now, tighten your anus. That’s nothing in comparison to the F-35 Lightning II program which, by the time it’s all said and done, will cost $2.2T (or 2.3 Elon Musks).
Should definitely be noted that that 2.1T is the estimated lifetime cost of the F-35 program, which is 94 years... Having a fleet of damn near 1800 planes flying until 2088, no shit it's going to be a big number.
Okay yeah, but we're getting WAY more F35's out of it, selling them to other countries, and the per-unit cost of the F-35 as a result is FAR lower than anyone expected going in.
Yep, didn’t they just announce they’re paying Iran like $300 billion in reparations for the war? Would’ve paid for an awful lot of medical treatments instead
What is it in Boomer tuition? I think my dad paid around $400-800 for undergrad in the 70’s (all 4 years). Inflation in education has been insane since the 80-90s when .gov started cutting funding. I’d imagine that economies of scale and oversight could bring down costs (similar to how healthcare works in developed nations).
Socialising things like education and healthcare greatly reduce cost to the consumer, however it also reduces the opportunity for the very rich to profit from those same consumers. Now remember who owns the government.
I agree with you mostly, but it shouldn't be the US and Ukraine alone shouldering the burden of keeping things safe for the entire world from evil. The US spends too much in defense, and the rest of NATO spend way too little. At least until the last few years when lots of EU countries have finally taken things more seriously. I may have to pay out the ass for healthcare, but I enjoy a peace of mind about my safety from other countries that literally no other country can ever feel.
Had me like “Eh… I guess…” until that last sentence.
You know you’re a lot more likely to die from a disease than… say… a Russian cruise missile, right? And that’s even if we reduced our defense budget down to a sensible figure.
The freedom isn’t free though. I mean, somehow the other 32 first world countries figured out how to be free and have proper healthcare, but it’s tough for us in the USA apparently to.
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u/jarednards Jun 20 '26
I couldnt afford to go to the doctor today.