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Not exactly -- does the Federal govt even keep a balance sheet that shows assets - liabilities? How do you value the Federal assets? What's the going rate for
by aquark 15y ago
Not exactly -- does the Federal govt even keep a balance sheet that shows assets - liabilities?
How do you value the Federal assets? What's the going rate for a second hand air craft carrier?
- w1ntermute 15y ago> What's the going rate for a second hand air craft carrier? Whatever an African dictator's willing to pay for it?
- DrJokepu 15y agoMore likely a European middle power that doesn't have the capacity to build one. France has a single usable active aircraft carrier. The United Kingdom has no usable aircraft carriers at the moment. HMS Invincible was decommissioned years ago, HMS Illustrious was modified recently so that it can only handle helicopters and Harriers except that Harriers have been decommissioned and all the helicopters are busy in Afghanistan. HMS Ark Royal has been decommissioned. HMS Queen Elizabeth won't be ready before 2020. Germany has no aircraft carrier. The problems caused by the lack of aircraft carriers in Europe were clearly demonstrated during the recent conflict in Libya. I wouldn't be surprised at all if one of the European countries would be interested in purchasing or leasing a carrier. The United States would obviously never sell such a ship to a random third world dictator but I don't see why wouldn't they sell it to one of their allies.
- w1ntermute 15y ago> The United States would obviously never sell such a ship to a random third world dictator You might be surprised by the lengths that the United States (covertly) goes to to please third world dictators in its quest for global hegemony.
- jdminhbg 15y agoI know you're just trying to make a point, but the value of an aircraft carrier is most likely infinitesimal compared to the value of land the Federal government owns. I think the Feds are probably in the black, though not in liquid assets.
- _delirium 15y agoAlso, what's the value of the ability to print infinite numbers of dollars? I'd imagine that, in dollar-denominated terms, it's quite large...