It’s amazing to a person who has been self-employed most of his working life to watch the innumerable screw-ups and cost-overruns that are just endemic to most any government program. The defense department is an easy target for criticism, but it’s just one example of what happens when people are not held accountable for the failures that occur under their leadership.
Since the cost of these errors don’t come out of the pockets of these government bureaucrats as they do with a private businessperson, and because they all appear to have “pension jobs” where they cannot get fired, it’s no surprise that trillions of dollars are wasted.
Mr. Trump has no patience with lousy contractors. Recall that this is the guy who made the phrase “you’re fired” famous. So we should not be surprised at his reaction to what’s going on with the new Air Force One being built by Boeing.
Trump also commented on a tweet he sent out earlier Tuesday criticizing cost overruns for a Boeing-built version of Air Force One scheduled for delivery in 2024.
“Well the plane is totally out of control. It’s going to be over $4 billion,” Trump said in response to a question about his tweet. “I think it’s ridiculous.”
He said he was happy for Boeing to make a lot of money, but suggested it was making too much money off this contract.
“I think Boeing is doing a little bit of a number. We want Boeing to make a lot of money, but not that much money,” he said.
It’s going to start dawning on a lot of folks who feed at the federal government trough that the days of “doing a little bit of a number” are going to be much more difficult with The Donald in charge. And given the amount of waste and mismanagement in government programs, it can’t happen too soon.
Source: The Hill
