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2010-07-10 Home Front: WoT

Boeing, EADS to bid on refueling tankers

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Posted by 2010-07-10 13:32|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 "We asked the Pentagon to consider the illegal subsidies . . . ."

Tax breaks vs. subsidies.

The subsidies are called illegal, but the tax breaks, well, they're OK.

Maybe tax breaks should be called illegal?

Maybe if the taxes were more reasonable the subsidies could be called illegal?

Dunno.

Posted by gorb 2010-07-10 14:17|| 2010-07-10 14:17|| Front Page Top

#2 ...Whole thing's irrelevant - the tanker contracts gonna get kicked to the curb anyways as part of Obama's next budget.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2010-07-10 17:14|| 2010-07-10 17:14|| Front Page Top

#3 It's a "Best Value" Proposal. Cost, or price, is not the sole determining factor. Boeing better have it together for this one. Explaining that it is made in every blue state will help them through the politics after the win and keep the progral alive.

Posted by 49 Pan 2010-07-10 19:54|| 2010-07-10 19:54|| Front Page Top

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