MIC isn't so much a conspiracy theory but rather a complex set of perverse consequences when involving military equipment production for the US. Take for exampl

MIC isn't so much a conspiracy theory but rather a complex set of perverse consequences when involving military equipment production for the US. Take for example that much of the production of complex equipment like planes or tanks are split up across the entire US. It's not just a cost saving measure of sub-contracting but that it also gives the primary contractor the power over representatives as they can spread rumors of a given production facility coming to X district or out of that district. It makes it painful for said representatives to vote no against a costly military contract even if from the point of view of the DoD it has no benefit for them (this has happened a few times iirc). It's not some sinister cabal that comes up with these plans, it's just a sound business practice when dealing with government contracts.