When you can no longer afford stuff, you either stop buying it, or go with the cheaper substitutes. This rule applies to institutions as much as to individuals and families. Can't afford the Mercedes and the Chateau Rothschild? Time for a Civic and Three Buck Chuck. Maybe it's time the Air Force sets the F-22 and F-35 aside and start buying cheaper planes. Boeing and Lockmart not offering any? Then buy Eurofighter or Gripen or even Su-37.

The defense aerospace industry has had the taxpayer over a barrel for so long, it's time to return the favor. In any event, we have to do something different - we're pricing ourselves out of the war business. F-22 and F-35 are already bankrupting the Air Force.