Members of Congress Make Millions Funding Foreign Wars

Source: https://amuseonx.substack.com/p/members-of-congress-make-millions?utm_source=post-email-title
Published: Feb 20, 2025
Author: Horse
Post Date: 2025-02-20 08:15:09 by Horse
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The moment a congressman’s career ends, his service to the public should, in theory, be complete. His time as a steward of the people’s trust should conclude with a record of upholding national interest over personal gain. But in Washington, careers don’t end—they simply transition from the public sector to the private, often in the most lucrative way possible. The so-called "revolving door" between government and the defense industry is not just an open secret; it is a machine of power, profit, and quiet corruption. A recent investigation reveals nearly 700 instances of former high-ranking DoD and other government officials now working at the top 20 defense contractors, highlighting the urgent need to close this revolving door for ex-government and military officials hired to executive board and lobbyist positions at large defense contractors.

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#1: BTP Holdings    To: Horse (#0)

Maybe they need to ask Dan Rostenkowski about this. ;)

BTP Holdings posted on 2025-02-20 09:19:18   Reply   Private Reply


#2: ghostrider    To: BTP Holdings (#1)

His crime was screwing over another government agency, if it had been any other entity such as the peoples he would have walked away with nary a care.

ghostrider posted on 2025-02-20 10:18:00   Reply   Private Reply


#3: BTP Holdings    To: ghostrider (#2)

His crime was screwing over another government agency, if it had been any other entity such as the peoples he would have walked away with nary a care.

Not quite.

He could have gotten off with resigning and doing 6 months in jail but took the case to its limits. ;)

BTP Holdings posted on 2025-02-20 20:31:52   Reply   Private Reply


#4: ghostrider    To: BTP Holdings (#3)

He robbed the damn post office, if it would have been an orphanage he would have walked with three of the kids scott free.

ghostrider posted on 2025-02-20 21:01:22   Reply   Private Reply