The Air Force’s selection of a European supplier over Boeing for its next generation of tanker aircraft has sparked a frenzy of predictable bipartisan complaints: How could the military outsource these patriotic jobs?
For Congress to reverse the decision on “Buy America” grounds would be bad for taxpayers: requiring them to pay for aircraft that provide less value for the money. It would also be bad diplomacy and bad business. And that can’t be good for the country.
- NY Times editorial (link here)
Congress is once again focused on its specialty --
ReplyDelete"trying to fix problems they created"
Maybe instead, they should look into the corporate taxes, regulations, and other costs they have heaped on Boeing for decades.