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Said contractors hire employees to build the ship. They also hire other contractors who hire employees to build components that are used to build the ships. So

Said contractors hire employees to build the ship. They also hire other contractors who hire employees to build components that are used to build the ships. So some of these congress members were going to bat for their constituents. Now, you can argue that congress members voting for boondoggles to employ their constituents is a perversion of a republican form of government, but at least they've got their voters in mind.

Retric 10y ago
Alternatively, the businesses owners in their distract want more work and are willing to donate to get it. Thus, it has nothing to do with voters only corruption. Remember, government jobs or private jobs are the same to voters. However contractor jobs also means profit from taxpayer money for someone else.
- padobson 10y ago
  > Alternatively, the businesses owners in their distract want more work and are willing to donate to get it It's either: Congress members are voting for job programs for their constituents so they can convince their constituents to re-elect them Or: Congress members are voting for job programs for their donors so they can raise money to buy advertising so they can convince their constituents to re-elect them In either scenario, the endgame is about the voter.
  - Retric 10y ago
    Your stuck on jobs programs not the multimillion dollar payout for the owners. Congressional districts are huge at around 700,000 poeple, and 'brining home' money is not going to buy many votes. Further, this still goes on even when there is little risk for reelection. In fact it's more common the longer someone has been in office.
acomjean 10y ago
The problem is the only large ships being build in the US are for the Navy. The US Navy does like to buy american. So the Navy needs to keep buying ships to keep the few shipyards that exist open. If they all close up they loose the ability to competitively bid any jobs...

Retric 10y ago

Alternatively, the businesses owners in their distract want more work and are willing to donate to get it. Thus, it has nothing to do with voters only corruption. Remember, government jobs or private jobs are the same to voters. However contractor jobs also means profit from taxpayer money for someone else.

padobson 10y ago
> Alternatively, the businesses owners in their distract want more work and are willing to donate to get it It's either: Congress members are voting for job programs for their constituents so they can convince their constituents to re-elect them Or: Congress members are voting for job programs for their donors so they can raise money to buy advertising so they can convince their constituents to re-elect them In either scenario, the endgame is about the voter.
- Retric 10y ago
  Your stuck on jobs programs not the multimillion dollar payout for the owners. Congressional districts are huge at around 700,000 poeple, and 'brining home' money is not going to buy many votes. Further, this still goes on even when there is little risk for reelection. In fact it's more common the longer someone has been in office.

acomjean 10y ago

The problem is the only large ships being build in the US are for the Navy. The US Navy does like to buy american. So the Navy needs to keep buying ships to keep the few shipyards that exist open. If they all close up they loose the ability to competitively bid any jobs...