Things as I see them.
Aviation Week long ago reported on the KC-46 Tanker program cost of roughly 4 billion. While the USAF said the contract signed with Boeing was for 2 billion and that they have no intention of ante-ing up the difference. 4 take away 2 is 2 billion. To me, that suggests Boeing will have to eat the 2 billion dollar cost overrun. That's a lot of money by any measure. They're not my numbers, they're the numbers reported by a credible source, Aviation Week.
In my opinion, US military contracts are very much tax payer dollars. Not USAF dollars.
Those tax payer dollars are given to Boeing by the USAF to develop new aircraft, purchase aircraft, or to fund other Air Force programs.
What you're suggesting is preposterous. Would you prefer I said Boeing receives INDIRECT tax payer subsidy?
Willie