Is the military industrial complex a form of white collar entitlement?

The military industrial complex is made stronger by the strangulation of federal hiring. Institutional knowledge in defense programs shifts ever more to the contractors due to fewer and fewer feds and military rotating out every 3 or so years

The military industrial complex is the biggest boogeyman out there. It only exists because of our foreign policy. In fact, it is impossible for it not to exist with our current foreign policy. If you want to maintain the status quo then buckle up and quit bitching about defense spending because this is what it costs. If you have a problem with how much it costs then start complaining about our foreign policy. This isn't a partisan issue because the foreign policy of the last 7 or 8 presidents has been virtually identical. The democrats don't actually cut spending anymore than republicans actually raise it. They may fluctuate a few billion here and there to placate their ignorant voters but there is never any real change. Democrats love spending money on the military every bit as much at Republicans do. If you think otherwise you are a fool. If you think the MIC is anything more than an unavoidable symptom of maintaining the status quo you are a fool.

Bingo

And Trump isn't changing that

Despite Trumpkins saying he is against the military industrial complex

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Thoughts? We could have at least frozen the current defense budget for a couple of years and given some time for the DOD

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You do know a 1/4 of the $560 billion in the budget is for salaries and benefits including retirees.Do you want to go after that?

You REALLY want to save money on almost ALL government procurement including DOD?Do away with 8A contracting.
It will save BILLIONS.I deal with federal contracts occasionally and it drives up costs by a minimum 10% on every contract I've been involved with.My last was over $2.3 million.

8A's are a complete scam and the ones I've dealt with don't even employ the people they are designed to help.

Basically they are getting a bigger piece of the pie now

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Is the military industrial complex a form of white collar entitlement?

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No, it's a white-collar welfare / jobs program.

Some defense companies have offices in every congressional district, so that any cut in the budget will directly effect constituents and potentially cost someone a congressional seat.

When you learn that, it's hard not to see defense spending as a sham.

No. If they were an entitlement the liberals would have no problem giving them the bump.

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This isn't a partisan issue

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It becomes one when the President says we need to cut services to the poor and elderly in order to prop up the already bloated MIC for purely crony capitalist purposes.

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Is the military industrial complex a form of white collar entitlement?

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I doubt it, but I do have my suspicions about the "Green Energy" and Environmental Industrial complex. They have become overbearing and very oppressive while only lining the pockets of the elite at the taxpayers expense.

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No more direct taxation.

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