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Of course they are :) Military Vendors lap up Gov. money like a Camel in a desert at an oasis. Without that money, the US economy would collapse over night.
by jmclnx 2y ago
Of course they are :)
Military Vendors lap up Gov. money like a Camel in a desert at an oasis. Without that money, the US economy would collapse over night.
I hope the Military is allowed to repair their equipment. In a war, that ability is mandatory.
- darth_avocado 2y ago> like a Camel in a desert at an oasis Well the camels stop after 30ish gallons. Military Vendors lap up Gov. money like a blackhole laps up pretty much everything in it's vicinity.
- blooalien 2y ago> ... "like a blackhole laps up pretty much everything in it's vicinity." That right there might be just about the most accurate analogy for unchecked greed I've read in quite a long while.
- dgfitz 2y agoI can fix this for you with a sed s/Military// Military vendors are why the government is a bad steward of money, that explains everything! /s
- floxy 2y ago>Without that money, the US economy would collapse over night. But that money would just get spent by other government agencies, or the taxpayers, right? And if the military vendors aren't efficiently using that money, then society would end up better off if they (the military vendors) weren't spending it.
- janalsncm 2y agoDepends on how the money was disseminated. Money only goes into the economy if it’s spent. If you give 1 person 2x as much money they don’t buy 2x as many cars, pairs of shoes, and iPhones. Wealthy people tend to save their money.
- dgfitz 2y agoImagine if Boeing, Northrop, Lockheed, Raytheon, general Dynamics (I could keep going) all shut down. Ignoring the what, million+ people out of jobs, the second and 3rd order effects would be astronomical. Vendors of contractors, vendors of vendors of contractors, internationally, all lose their revenue streams. There would be no time to recover. Phase it out over 10 years, I mean maybe then it wouldn’t be a complete collapse, but fuck would It be ugly. Oh and at year like… 8, the USA gets okie-doke’d and in 3 generations everyone is speaking !english.
- blooalien 2y ago> "I hope the Military is allowed to repair their equipment. In a war, that ability is mandatory." Even more than the right to repair, a lot of stuff designed for use in war should be designed right from day one with easy repairability (and if necessary "Jerry-rigging" it) in the field first and foremost in mind during the design process (as often was the case at some point in the past). Anything less risks human lives.