“In a tightly bound circle of favors, the military asks for a tremendous amount of funding, congressional leaders eager to gain new defense contracts in their districts grant it, and the contractors whose livelihoods depend on selling massive amounts of new weaponry rake in millions. This is why so much is allocated toward developing updated models of existing technologies, despite the Pentagons lack of adequate funding for veterans’ care, training and pensions.”
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 04:17:17 +0000
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