Will the Navy's New Missile Submarine Become the Next 'F-35'? (In a Bad Way)

PO1 Tony Holland good/read and share.

Electric Boat started the trend of paying for stuff "not yet built." And it makes sense. Can't build ships, lay everyone off, then expect them to come RIGHT BACK IN and start building again. Only an idiot would plan that way. So EB told the Government it didn't work that way.

What do they mean "in a bad way" when referring to the F-35? Are they suggesting there is a single good thing about the F-35 program? (if you're not a shareholder in a defense contractor that works on that particular pile of pork)