NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoBoeing allegedly overcharged the military 8,000% for airplane soap dispenserswww.popsci.comexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1610arrow-down14
arrow-up1606arrow-down1external-linkBoeing allegedly overcharged the military 8,000% for airplane soap dispenserswww.popsci.comNightOwl@lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square64fedilink
minus-squareleisesprecher@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down1·15 days agoI’m 90% sure these deals are a way to funnel money into defense contractors without having a suspicious paper trail. Overcharge a bit here and there, and by sheer volume you get a nice shadow budget to build and operate things that aren’t even supposed to exist.
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 days agoWelcome to the MIC. Have a gold star and a bunch of war crimes that would make Satan question his existence.
I’m 90% sure these deals are a way to funnel money into defense contractors without having a suspicious paper trail.
Overcharge a bit here and there, and by sheer volume you get a nice shadow budget to build and operate things that aren’t even supposed to exist.
Welcome to the MIC. Have a gold star and a bunch of war crimes that would make Satan question his existence.