Tag Archives : Pentagon
Military Spending and Economic Performance, Part II
Every type of government spending causes harm by diverting resources from the productive sector.
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NDAA WATCH: Can Space Flight Rise Above Parochial Politics?
This article appeared on Townhall.
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Great Moments in Pentagon Incompetence and Waste
Bureaucracies waste money.
read more...What’s Responsible for Ever-Growing Government, Entitlements or Defense?
Two charts provide an easy answer.
read more...Somebody Should Tell Politicians that the Military Budget is for National Defense, not Pork and Political Correctness
I agree with George Will that it’s okay to reduce Pentagon spending. After all, the United States accounts for almost one-half of the world’s military outlays, about twice as much as the combined total of possible enemies. But I also agree that national defense is one of the few legitimate functions of the federal government, […]
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Is Pentagon Waste Even More Egregious than Welfare-State Waste?
I realize that national defense is one of the few legitimate functions of the federal government, but that doesn’t mean the Pentagon budget isn’t riddled with waste, fraud, and abuse. Here’s a jaw-dropping example reported by Bloomberg. A U.S. contractor in Iraq overbilled the Pentagon by at least $4.4 million for spare parts and equipment, […]
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