Joint Strike Fighter: Too big to fail?

Since the recession, American families have taken a hard look at their spending habits. We have less to spend, so there's no room for waste. Instead of buying a new coat every season to keep up with the latest fashion, we buy just one coat that will last. Our federal budget faces the same crunch. With growing deficits, both parties have decided that we need to cut back everywhere. Defense spending potentially faces an unprecedented $1 trillion cut as part of the "fiscal cliff" scenario.

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