Originally Posted by franklin_m

Absolutely agree - if true. Assuming it is (and I believe it is), then we know this because the military keeps hard data on operations vs money (flight hours / maintenance dollars) vs weak signals (safety events less than a mishap), which was the basis for the prediction made by the Generals. They told their superiors (Congress), there would be an increase in the mishap rate due to funding issues. Congress heard that and cut the money anyway.

If you want to look somewhere, look at Congress.