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2023-10-30 Government Corruption

'War Is A Racket' For These 25 'Defense' Companies

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Posted by Besoeker 2023-10-30 03:21|| || Front Page|| [14 views ] Top

#1 people.defensenews.com Top 100 Defense Companies
The company I retired from was in the top 100.
The company was bought last year by a larger company and now is top 50 in defense revenue.
Size matters.

Posted by boomerc 2023-10-30 06:12|| 2023-10-30 06:12|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm afraid on some levels, the presence of a robust military industrial complex is like insurance. You hate paying for it until you have a claim...

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-10-30 06:23|| 2023-10-30 06:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Notice how we harnessed American production starting in around 1940 and with urgency after December 1941. We demobilized and shifted rather well back to domestic production in 1946. It was the decision to become the world's policeman in 1948 that created a permanent MIC and the destruction of the balance of governing that allowed the old republic to exist.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-10-30 08:16|| 2023-10-30 08:16|| Front Page Top

#4 /\ 'Rosie The Riveter' stopped fixing family lunches about that same time. No need for a ~~patriotic~~ sleeves up propaganda graphic on that one.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-10-30 08:20|| 2023-10-30 08:20|| Front Page Top

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