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Why hasn't any politician taken up a stance against bloated contracts like these? I think it's a cause that lots of folks could get behind.

• aweiland 6y ago
  Because the companies that get these contracts pay for the politician's war chest.
  • 0xcde4c3db 6y ago
    Not to mention employ the politician's constituents. I don't know if it's ever been conclusively proven, but it's been alleged for decades that the major defense contractors deliberately structure their big projects into subcontracts that can employ people in as many Congressional districts as possible. There are allegedly people in 300+ districts working on the F-35 program, for example.
    • aweiland 6y ago
      Oh absolutely. Boeing "subcontracts" out tons of what they do to as many states as possible. Each state == 2 senators that are worried about "jobs". Turns out in the long run it's cheaper to ship pieces around the country than "lobby" just 2 senators from Washington.