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John Fedup replied to the thread NZDF General discussion thread....because they are so caring....for themselves. There is a word for them, hypocrites. -
Oh, they understand it. But they don’t believe those things are important, at least the current administration doesn’t. They see that...
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Sswerve replied to the thread NZDF General discussion thread.Yes, that's right. US health spending is very inefficient indeed. Highest admin costs as a share of spending, & highest spending, for...
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SI would bet money that lawsuits in the US add significantly to overall US costs. The chances of getting huge awards from insurance...
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John Fedup replied to the thread Chinese Air Force (PLA-AF) News and Discussion.No, the F-35C, F-35B, and their legacy Hornets use the drogue setup on the KC-130. My comment related to the cargo-door/ramp setup used...
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Sswerve replied to the thread The Russian-Ukrainian War Thread.Sweden, Finland & Poland can supply them off the shelf.
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SSure. And if a masked man kicks in my door at 3 a.m., grabs my TV, and starts climbing out the window with it, maybe he is an...
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CTo put it in $terms, 3.5% of GDP is 15.58 Billion, this year NZ defense spend is 5.49 1.23 % looks like free loading to me. We had...
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danonz replied to the thread NZDF General discussion thread.To put it in $terms, 3.5% of GDP is 15.58 Billion, this year NZ defense spend is 5.49 1.23 % looks like free loading to me. We had... -
SStevoJH replied to the thread Chinese Air Force (PLA-AF) News and Discussion.The KC-130 is primarily operated by the USMC. Do the US Marines operate any aircraft that are refueled by boom? Why would they fit a...
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GOh, they understand it. But they don’t believe those things are important, at least the current administration doesn’t. They see that...
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Oh, they understand it. But they don’t believe those things are important, at least the current administration doesn’t. They see that... -
Your health care system costs about the same in tax-funded spending as a share of GDP, as government spending on health in the USA. -
While we have not spent enough on defence for the last 35years but prior to1990 we were tracking well above 2%GDP, what the US does not...
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3.5% is achievable, *if* the political will is there to do it. Either by rebalancing budget priorities or looking at ways to increase...
