For the cost of the $1.7 trillion failed fighter jet program, the government could have provided $5,135 survival checks for every one of the 331 million people in the U.S. today.
Not really you're talking about a program that's been running development for 20'ish years and covers the next 40-50 years.
The time span for the cost is around 70 years, and the alternative wouldn't be to not have a program because old planes have to be replaced.
