Lobbyists usually thwart any opportunity for someone cheap and legitimate to do the job. They've been trying to get someone to replace the humvee for decades an

Lobbyists usually thwart any opportunity for someone cheap and legitimate to do the job. They've been trying to get someone to replace the humvee for decades and usually it's a 400 million dollar endeavor that results in a lesser product. It's like these large companies take on the work, then instead of doing it they hire lawyers to figure out loopholes in the contract. Then they just pay lobbyists to get politicians to award them more contracts. All the while doing just enough to not get sued into oblivion. All great ideas are spoiled by great bureaucrats and even greater lobbyists.