I watched a YouTube video about the B-58. This was a really cool airplane. I passed under one while it was either taking off or landing in Tecas in 1967.
The 1950s and 1960s created a a whole bunch of astonishingly advanced aircraft: B-58, F-102, F-106, B70, SR-71. What amazes me is the money the U.S. had to develop these aircraft. I shudder to think of what would happen today. Amazingly, we ran a balanced budget during most of that period.
Things sure collapsed in the 1970s.
This graph shows deficit as percentage of GDP.
Things collapse in the 1970s.
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