2006-11-09 02:49:05 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
You have to remember for every action there is a reaction - often the two are shades of grey - not black and white. With that said, here is my take; Even a natural disaster employs various contractors which buy building supplies and naturally fill their pockets... But that does not mean we can make the correlation that contractors get rich from such things, nor would they hope it would happen just to be employed. Yes, a war will open avenues of various revenues. I think more importantly what bothers me is the contractor corruption that is involved in this war. Gouging the government for contracted services, and outsourcing completely unneccesary services with limited oversight. I saw it first hand while I was over there and it makes me sick! I would be willing to bet the number is higher than 500 - but I will get off my potato stand now.
2006-11-09 03:44:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the war hadn't happened, the millionaires would be found in other sectors probably. Money is made and spent and invested no matter what. Those 500 may have been partly abortion doctors, software nerds, pill pushers, etc..
2006-11-09 03:04:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I am surprised it's only 500. I support our troops, I do not feel we made a mistake. I am not happy that oil companies are reporting 8-12 billion in revenue every quarter. Nor am I happy defense contractors are getting rich. Our economy seems to enjoy war and this bothers me. It bothers me that we have had 3 presidents from Texas that gave huge gains to oil, defense, health care companies in our recent history.
2006-11-09 02:56:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
War is good business. Rich get richer and the rate of unemployment drops because so many people are in the military and the politicians tell us how good the economy is. It makes me sick.
2006-11-09 11:19:17 · answer #4 · answered by blindogben 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like leftist propaganda based on mythical statistics.
Do you realize that since the Iraq war began more people are eating ruffled rather than plain potato chips?
2006-11-09 03:08:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's war profiteering. It's a disgrace! I personally think it's treason. The Truman Commission in World War II was established to prevent this same thing from happening.
2006-11-09 02:55:17 · answer #6 · answered by bill blasphemy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hey so did you make up this number or did a friend do it for you? Come on, show us some facts to back this up.
Should we try to keep people down and prevent them from making money? Should we be angry that someone is having success?
2006-11-09 03:34:40 · answer #7 · answered by Curt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say that shipping over bonus for the troops is getting out of hand. No wonder so many of them are anxious to go back.
2006-11-09 02:53:38 · answer #8 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wish I were one of those millionaires!
2006-11-09 02:51:01 · answer #9 · answered by backdoc 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is a land of free enterprise...more power to them!
2006-11-09 03:18:05 · answer #10 · answered by Robert B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋