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I was once treated to an undersecretary of Defense teaching a young Army captain (he knows who he is) that suppliers get their money from their customers, and if he didn't understand that, he had best do some remedial study.
I once considered legislation to forbid people who collect a government check to make campaign contributions, directly or indirectly. That would include Unions, retirees, civil service, military, contractors, and contractor's employees, but might not include supermarket employees in towns with military bases.
Unworkable? Yes, because it is too hard to come up with a place where government money is laundered enough so corruption is no longer a worry.
Of course I grew up when Army officers would often refuse to vote as a matter of integrity.
Nov 4, 2014, 11:18:10 PM
Posted to There is NO Military Industrial Complex