Trump’s government-cutting Hardy Boys need to take a hard look at Congress, too. There is a time-tested practice in the military-industrial complex wherein contractors make donations to a favored member of Congress, thus buying access. Then when budget time comes, they send their lobbyists to their bought and paid for the MOC to induce h…
Trump’s government-cutting Hardy Boys need to take a hard look at Congress, too. There is a time-tested practice in the military-industrial complex wherein contractors make donations to a favored member of Congress, thus buying access. Then when budget time comes, they send their lobbyists to their bought and paid for the MOC to induce him to add “plus ups” to appropriations that they feel are not generous enough. So, Contractor A wants the Air Force to buy 50 planes instead of the 5 planes the Air Force actually wants, or maybe doesn’t want at all. The MOC obliges. It makes Contractor A very happy because he can keep his company going strong, and in gratitude Contractor A continues to be generous with campaign donations.
Trump’s government-cutting Hardy Boys need to take a hard look at Congress, too. There is a time-tested practice in the military-industrial complex wherein contractors make donations to a favored member of Congress, thus buying access. Then when budget time comes, they send their lobbyists to their bought and paid for the MOC to induce him to add “plus ups” to appropriations that they feel are not generous enough. So, Contractor A wants the Air Force to buy 50 planes instead of the 5 planes the Air Force actually wants, or maybe doesn’t want at all. The MOC obliges. It makes Contractor A very happy because he can keep his company going strong, and in gratitude Contractor A continues to be generous with campaign donations.