The $2 billion aircraft carrier the navy paid to disappear

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

http://bloom.bg/1cgGmIV#ooid=RwOGZjZzqLJ1ndOGSMI_Op2IbTiLablw

[gopiscrap]

1. fucking military wastes so much money!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. i really hate links to a video.

A little, hell, ANY explanation would be much appreciated. Like the price of the scrapping.

[Agnosticsherbet]

3. It is pretty common for this to happen. The Midway became a museum,

but most old military ships end up being scrapped, eventually.

Don't understand why this is a big deal.

[dballance]

5. Agreed. Why scrapping a ship that served 40 years and is, thus 40 years out of date an issue?

I don't see the problem here. I think the billions in today's dollars we're spending on the F-35 for a practically useless (so far) weapon should be an issue though.

[Historic NY]

4. It only cost $218 million to build in 1955.

they have thrown tons of money into her over the years starting with the big fire and several others along with refitments...its was a stripped out hulk that no one wanted.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Forrestal_(CV-59)

[jamzrockz]

6. And doctors made $5 for house visits in 1950s

Unless that original cost was adjusted for inflation, it doesnt say much about how expensive it is today

[Historic NY]

7. one cent....

[Ace Acme]

8. It says the original cost was $2 billion in today's dollars.

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford currently under construction will cost $12.3 billion in today's dollars.

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/aircraft-carrier-romney/

Aren't aircraft carriers sitting ducks for drones and robosubs? Is maybe that the point? They can sail around being the chip on the USA bully's shoulder.

[dotymed]

9. A junkyard

will buy a junked vehicle for $50 or more. Why would the navy sell all of that "scrap" for 1 penny? Someone is "making out like a bandit."
How much in kickbacks were gotten?

[grilled onions]

10. How Casual They Are On The Tax Payers Dime

It's not that they did not use this ship but they certainly did not look for the best bargain at the end. It's like that when the money does not come directly out of their own pockets.