To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
I Don't Support the F-35 Lightning II
Stop wasting our country's money on weapons we do not need. The F-35 Lighting II website claims this program will create direct and indirect jobs that will have a positive impact on our economy. We ask why building another fighter jet the world does not need is the only way this can be accomplished. Why can't our government invest this money into creating new technologies that will actually improve our lives? Would this money not be better spent improving our infrastructures; building safer, energy-efficient automobiles; improving mass transit; building better public schools, libraries, and hospitals; providing more federal aid for American citizens to go to college? Why do we need more weapons? We do not support the F-35 Lightning II.
Why is this important?
The U.S. has already spent $11.5 billion on the F-35 Lighting II, a multirole fighter jet. Over the 50-year lifespan of this program, it is estimated we will spend $1.5 trillion. It is estimated that we spent $1.030–$1.415 trillion on defense in 2011. This is senseless. The official website of the F-35 says they need our support and asks that we sign their petition. I ask that you do the opposite. Do not support this waste of money on another weapon.