Indiana's Gov. Daniels Assailed by IBM

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Look IBM was granted a contract to re vamp the nations air traffic controll system, that was in 2000, it's 2012 and STILL they haven't delivered on their contractial promise. So why should we have to pay?
So let me get this straight, not only are we paying millions to the states poor, but we have to pay billions to IBM, to manage the money distribution? Maybe a state office could do it for less AND stop the exportation of Indiana jobs, I mean IBM uses INDIAN labor, both inside the US and out, to write their software.
What doesn't IBM get, if you sign a contract, you have to deliver, now, not later.

corporate welfare of IN 8:50AM December 25, 2011

I have no knowledge of Indiana or IBM or this deal. BUT it wouldn't surprise me at all if there was under-bidding, sweatheart deals, kickbacks, or something. But besides corruption the actual most likely -again with no knowledge and casting no aspersions- that there were contract overruns, costs more than expected, billing questions, etc. So many profits on military and government contracts are build upon by companies and contractors "unexpected" cost over-runs, "new" demands and thus new costs, sunk costs so more appropriations, etc etc etc

Al of AL 8:46PM December 21, 2011