"In FY2010 alone, DoD service contractors cost taxpayers more than $200 billion—$50 billion more than the cost of all uniformed personnel."
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
US defense spending since end of WW II
Notice that annual spending was fairly level throughout the height of the Cold War and Vietnam (1950-1975). And that the post Cold War reductions were relatively small compared to the peak coinciding with the Gulf War.
NYT Misses Elephant in the Room: Defense Service Contractors.
"In FY2010 alone, DoD service contractors cost taxpayers more than $200 billion—$50 billion more than the cost of all uniformed personnel."
"In FY2010 alone, DoD service contractors cost taxpayers more than $200 billion—$50 billion more than the cost of all uniformed personnel."
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