10 Companies That Make Billions From The U.S. Government

[underpants]

10 Biggest Government Contractors
http://www.cnbc.com/id/42494839?__source=otbrn%7Coutbrainsshows%7C&par=otbrn&__source=otbrn%7Coutbrainsshows20110530090206%7C&par=otbrn

10. BAE Systems
9. SAIC Inc. (SAI)
8. Oshkosh Corp. (OSK)
7. United Technologies (UTX)
6. L-3 Communications (LLL)
5. General Dynamics (GD)
4. Raytheon (RTN)
3. Northrop Grumman (NOC)
2. Boeing (BA)
1. Lockheed Martin

[Scuba]

1. Well at least only nine of the ten are MIC, assuming L-3 Comm isn't. n/t

[unhappycamper]

4. L-3 is part of the MIC:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-3_Communications

[Scuba]

6. Well, at least it's only ten out of ten.....

...wouldn't it be nice to see a medical company, or alternative energy company, or anything besides purveyors of death, on that list?

[xchrom]

2. what is this deficit problem i keep hearing about?

and why aren't these companies 'hearing' about it?

[SpiralHawk]

3. Corporate Socialism (R) trumps all other priorities

[underpants]

7. 'cause we need bombs and massive boats to protect us from people trained on monkey bars

Those are some magic monkey bars. Once you cross those you suddenly understand asymmetrical warfare, infantry tactics, how to make a bomb, hell you can even fly and airplane. We need to get us some of them magic monkey bars.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. So worth a book mark.

How many of these companies make their death equipment in this country, I wonder?

[divvy]

8. Here .... Look at Treasury Debt

Check out "Oil Exporters"

[snot]

9. K&R'd & bookmarked.

[JDPriestly]

10. Think what we could do if we beat our swords into plowshares.

It's such a sad waste of resources.