$67,000,000,000 pissed down a rat hole

[A HERETIC I AM]

64. Smileyrose is wrong, and so are you.

Go to http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us.html
Click on "Investors" at the top.
Look for the "2011 Annual Report"
Open the .pdf
Scroll down to page 3, Item 1 "Business"

We are a global security and aerospace company principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems and products. We also provide a broad range of management, engineering, technical, scientific, logistic, and information services. We serve both domestic and international customers with products and services that have defense, civil, and commercial applications, with our principal customers being agencies of the U.S. Government. In 2011, 82% of our $46.5 billion in net sales were from the U.S. Government, either as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor (including 61% from the Department of Defense (DoD)), 17% were from international customers (including foreign military sales (FMS) funded, in whole or in part, by the U.S. Government), and 1% were from U.S. commercial and other customers. Our main areas of focus are in defense, space, intelligence, homeland security, and information technology, including cyber security.

Please don't try and blow smoke up my kilt.

OK?

That company, just like General Dynamics and dozens of others, gather the OVERWHELMING MAJORITY of their revenue from the department of defense or similar foreign institutions which means they get almost ALL of their money from tax dollars.

Either American tax dollars or those of other countries.

Just for fun, I suggest you also open the "2012 Proxy Statement" and look at the page for "Executive Compensation".

Have a look at what the CEO of that company makes per year. Then look at the pages that reference shares of company stock held by executives.

When you have done that, just remember that ALL of that wealth comes directly from the largess of the American taxpayer.

And some people have the balls to complain about people on welfare. (not that you did)

BTW, it took me all of 45 seconds to find that blocked quote from LM's own website.