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In Reply to: Seems like Eisenhower was right in warning us about the 'military-industrial complex'.... posted by vacuous on May 27, 2021 at 18:34:40:
Remember when the DOD wanted to close a lotta military bases in the U.S.? They were blocked by Congress. Same thing happens with some boondoggle weapons. They fail tests, go waaaay over budget but Congress wants them. Why? Jobs for their constituents.
Military bases and weapons plants don't just provide jobs for military personnel and companies that make weapons, they provide jobs for stores/restaurants etc. in the surrounding communities. Close a base and/or weapons plant and the constituents of the senators/reps in those areas lose jobs.
Know of any senators/reps in coal mining country that get elected by running on closing coal mines? Same thing with MIC jobs.
I agree with Eisenhower, but the MIC is so entrenched in our economy that its even tougher to diminish its power than oil companies. Foreign terrorism - now also the threat of right wing domestic terrorism as well as all the cyber attacks we're experiencing - aids the budget and power of agencies like the FBI/NSA/CIA. I don't see anywhere near enough people in Congress who have the balls to take on the MIC, let alone be successful in curtailing its power. In the end, its ordinary voters who are to blame. They elect the people who control the flow of money to the MIC.
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