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**squicscor** · 06-11-2010, 03:13 AM

well of course they can. i think the point being made here is that the military will be experimenting with and developing new technologies that could make them less cost prohibitive.

And how exactly do they make new technologies more cost effective in the private sector? The ONLY thing that makes something cheap in the private sector is mass consumption. When DVD players first came onto the market, they cost more than $2,000. Once shipments reached larger volumes, prices began to come down to the point now where you can pick one up for about $35.

If you want to make green technology cheaper, all the rich green-minded Liberals need to pony up and start putting their money where their mouth is.

06-11-2010, 03:13 AM	#37
squicscor Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 402 Senior Member	well of course they can. i think the point being made here is that the military will be experimenting with and developing new technologies that could make them less cost prohibitive. And how exactly do they make new technologies more cost effective in the private sector? The ONLY thing that makes something cheap in the private sector is mass consumption. When DVD players first came onto the market, they cost more than $2,000. Once shipments reached larger volumes, prices began to come down to the point now where you can pick one up for about $35. If you want to make green technology cheaper, all the rich green-minded Liberals need to pony up and start putting their money where their mouth is.
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