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In reply to the discussion: Romney wants to increase the defense budget by more than 50 percent over current levels [View all]JaneQPublic
(7,117 posts)Yes, jobs are being cut and salaries are being capped, but the powers that be in the industry blame Obama for the diminished flow of money. (They're totally oblivious to the economic situation in the rest of the country.)
All I hear is "just wait until the election; things will get better then," with their assumption being that Romney is sure to win.
Also, keep in mind, that the "military industrial complex" profits from the "basic war making" as well as wiz-band new research and development. In fact, in the VA-MD-DC area here, much of the "Beltway Bandit" contractors and consultants are professional services providers, of technical, engineering, logistics, and management support, for instance.
You can bet all these corporations -- as well as the big defense manufacturers -- are backing Romney every way they can... and hoping and praying he starts a war with Iran as soon as possible.