> Are government contracts and consulting considered disreputable for some reason here in California over decades, income and empires were often consumer-based

> Are government contracts and consulting considered disreputable for some reason here in California over decades, income and empires were often consumer-based products with consumer distribution chains.. huge money.. the halls of upstate New York and the skyscrapers of Manhatten were viewed as distant and out of touch. IBM and maybe others were household names, but the source of revenue and the way to participate was completely alien. So I think you have hit on a nerve, yes.. there is some disrespect