In our "contractor state" where elected officials receive emoluments from corporations eager for federal gravy, a lot of expensive ineffetive, unnecessary stuff is acquired by government departments. What follows is a grand demonstration why it was "a good use of taxpayer money" (or lately "a good reason to sell more bonds to China"). So they get us coming and going. Burden us with the present or future cost. Then make us miserable as we travel, all to make these government contractors happy. Because when they are happy, their buddies in Congress are happy. And nothing is more important than the power elite in federal branches being happy. We should be glad our misery is keeping these potentates happy.