Review Materials

The GAO has yet to tell Us what the current Executive consists in Dollars terms after Retirement from Government service. The substance of the article seems to assert that Boeing was not given the opportunity to up the ante during the bid process. The GAO claims it wishes to imply no judgement on the performance factors, though I would assert in both Cases that the tanker size itself was a demerit. The fact of the matter states that two intermediate tankers will refuel flight elements in about 40% of the Time required to empty the huge tankers (important in Combat performance terms), and the added fuel used in Transport Costs does not much exceed getting one of the flight elements to the refuel points. Equipment and Labor Costs for the two intermediate tankers would be only around 15% higher, and performance enhancement would rise with use of the smaller Tanker alignment. I would deny both Bids presented, and inform both agents that We want a smaller Unit.

Here is an article which should be reviewed, if for nothing else, then for review of the graphs included. I am not more enthusiastic because neither the 400k or 350k numbers are necessarily relevant to the discussion, now that We have shifted away from Manufacturing in the last Boom. I have not recently accessed the information, but under the new construct, regional Unemployment rates have assumed greater importance. The rationale behind This states that We are suffering regional downturns, while Coastal areas are doing relatively well; Port systems management, Transport systems, and localized Processing plants for Imports. I believe that We might soon have to split into Sector evaluations and Statements, due to an expected limitation to overall Growth coming from beginning Baby-Boomer retirements.

Felix Salmon mentions that Bank Boards have faced little attack or opposition, though they were technically in charge under the late Crisis. Responsibility cannot be determined or found, and let’s face it, Bank Board membership is basically a Peerage award; they have little connection with actual Bank operations, and are granted Reading materials based solely on the favorable nature of the material to Bank operations. Most Board members possess a Working Knowledge of Banking equivalent to having fulfilled Past requirement to acquire a loan, and probably only from a separate loan institution and years before. lgl