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Re: Level of Detail?
At 01:40 AM 4/16/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Bill-
>
>In a message dated 97-04-15 23:47:50 EDT, you write:
>
>>That is, of course, what most people probably do. I was just talking about
>>the one particular statement. Now, even if you owned or controlled all the
>>companies involved, the government still keeps a close eye on you. They
>>check your books and walk the production floor so it isn't a slam dunk. For
>>example, if Company A built Missile X for the US Army and was building in
>the
>>back a commerical widget Y, the government inspector may want to look at the
>>design to insure that government paid for technology isn't being used
>without
>>permission. So you have to be careful and this limits how much money that
>>can flow out of Company A to support the project.
>>
>
>Very true. Good case for the Project having something but not lots of it?
> Walt said something along the lines of: Limiting ammunition has it's uses.
One of the perks in working for a Defense Contractor has been to see the hoops through which they have to jump. They make good money if they are good and smart but they end up turning over a lot of freedom to the government. This is good in that most people wouldn't want what those companies make becoming street items but difficult to make something like TMP work (in real life that is) short of involving the government. But of course, I take my own advise and play it how I like and say that they were able to do it ;).
Bill
>Scott Hann
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