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I don't think you see the prices the military pays for things if you think it's unprofitable to be a military contractor (ex -military contractor here)

• btilly 16y ago
  The prices the military pays are indeed high. However you have to be able to justify every last penny of the cost. My understanding from a good friend who used to be responsible for costing such projects is that when you're submitting competitive bids versus other contractors that are gaming the system, it becomes very hard to submit a bid you'll actually make a profit on without gaming the system yourself. He may have just been justifying his own behavior, but I don't think so.