Quote Originally Posted by pixelfixed View Post
I disagree,when WW2 started,the entire US automotive industry was shut down along with countless businesses that supplied them.
The factorys,ford, chevy,etc were re-tooled for the war effort and allowed the dis-placed workers to go back to work.
Wars create Jobs that in turn allow people to buy homes and feed themselves.
When the stealth Bomber program ends,it is not just the people that work on them that are effected,it is the mom and pop stores, the taco bell, etc
The ripple effect will be huge in a regeon that already is very poor (Yuba city).
When the military re-locates hundreds of familys,schools will close,the housing market will collapse,many people other than military personal will be out of work and in turn drawing unemployment and welfare,now that drains the economy bigtime.
That's assuming they don't have transferable skills... and that another industry doesn't take its place.

Recall too - every military personnel is already paid by us lol! Paying them less may actually put us in the black lol!!