Yes $19M is a lot of money, but to use your terminology this is money that has already been pissed. The economic term for this is “sunk cost” — we aren’t getting those dollars back no matter what we choose.

It’s important to not let sunk costs influence our best course of action is going forward, but this is a challenge because people can get emotionally attached and massively overspend just to avoid feeling like the relatively smaller amount was wasted.

So is the better choice spending billions on F-35s and being locked into a forever contract with a country that is opposed to our interests? Or do we write off $19M and do something else? My vote is the something else.

The $19M is a sunk cost.

If we have to throw that away to escape being locked into a lengthy contract with a nation who I had declared themselves to be opposed to us and our allies — that discarded money is well spent.

I followed your lead on this and re-submitted it without the pathetic commentary

https://lemmy.ca/post/40863201

Obligatory reminder that “no special treatment” means you get treated like a Haitian or Mexican or Muslim trying to enter the US. Yes, even a white Canadian.

In no way am i blaming the victim here, but we can learn a lesson from her experience: Don’t go.

Ugh sorry I’m still new to Lemmy.

Limiting subsidies to Tesla does not imply help to China.

My EV is Korean, and there are other great options from all over the world.