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From what I understand, the number of states with jobs related to F-35 production is 50.
by klodolph 7y ago
From what I understand, the number of states with jobs related to F-35 production is 50.
- munk-a 7y agoI'm not certain all 50 states have bridges and infrastructure in critical state - but if it isn't all 50 it's really close to all 50.
- astrodust 7y agoIt's 57. Every state and territory has infrastructure that is an absolute shambles. America loves to build things but it sure seems allergic to maintenance.
- dylan604 7y agoMaintenance programs don't grab headlines like the initial program to build does. Unless it's an extremely large package like what Trump proposed (what happened to that one?), it's just not sexy enough to get ink
- astrodust 7y agoMy hypothesis is that since everyone plus dog in the US is an elected official that is perpetually campaigning, they're incentivized to focus on big splashy headlines. That and the press loves to pulverize people over spending money to avoid disasters, but celebrates those that help when disaster strikes, even if it was entirely preventable. Oh, and "Infrastructure Week" has been going on for about three years now.
- munk-a 7y agoI don't think DoD projects ever get positive press, when the products work people are apathetic and when they break they are criticized as boondoggles - infrastructure actually tends to get relatively positive press. I think the problem here isn't in public opinion - it's strictly a matter of corruption at the political level.
- gscott 7y agoAnd 8 countries countries are making parts https://www.f35.com/global https://www.f35.com/global "Suppliers in all nine of the program's partner countries are producing F-35 components for all aircraft, not just those for their country."