Our Jaeger, just like our "kings palace" would stand half-built for 10 years, had alraedy cost 20 times the most expensive Jaeger cost, and the builders would request to double the price arguing that "workforce costs rises", when the pay was actually going down.
Either that or we would have a referendum to not build it, with 98% voting not to build it, because "its just a way for government to syphon money, we just expect to get protection free from other countries" (analogy in reality - atomic plant and electricity)
Either that or we would have a referendum to not build it, with 98% voting not to build it, because "its just a way for government to syphon money, we just expect to get protection free from other countries" (analogy in reality - atomic plant and electricity)