03-23-2022, 04:31 AM
(03-22-2022, 07:21 PM)mid range Wrote:Absolutely Midrange. We have lived through inflation and it is brutal. The middle class has been shrinking for a long time. If you aren't wealthy times are going to be especially tough for awhile. Real inflation exceeds that government massaged stat.(03-16-2022, 10:38 AM)fenders53 Wrote:Free money (out of someone else's pocket) to social programs prior to an election? Nothing to lose for those in power. However, I have contacts among the recipients of social spending. They are having trouble buying groceries. Throw in gasoline prices for those with cars and I believe my administration is in for a real trouncing this fall. The poor and middle class saw this affect them long before Putin's war.(03-16-2022, 09:52 AM)crimsonghost747 Wrote:I don't know for sure. It could be my current administration would like to free up some money for social spending pre-election. Our defense budget is absolutely nutty vs Europe.(03-16-2022, 08:59 AM)fenders53 Wrote: That cut coincidentally matches up with the Germany buy.
This was something I was thinking about too.
I would assume that the production lines are probably running at full capacity all year round? Right?
In that case if the US takes less deliveries, that could just mean expedited delivery schedules for other customers. I do see this as a real possibility, the US greatly benefits if it's allies are stronger and less dependent on US help. Right now everyone is back to increasing defense budgets, and everyone wants to beef up their military fast. Product delivery times are a big part of decision making, and the companies who can deliver goods in 2023 instead of 2024 will be bagging in some major contracts.
That being said, this is just one possible reason, and undoubtedly this is the best case scenario for LMT. It could very well be something completely different.