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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by chmod600 on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @03:54PM (#26255721)
That's what "pork" means.
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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by Groxx on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @05:02PM (#26256674)
Just to expand on this a bit: "pork" as in "pork barrel": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork_barrel
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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by JKCalhoun on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @06:58PM (#26257918)
Or "stimulus" if you want to cast positive light on it.
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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by Decade on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @08:19PM (#26258595)
That’s sort of a broken window fallacy. A direct stimulus doesn't take away people’s time and materials producing things that nobody wants.
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