Military-Industrial Complex
OSSOWSKI: Government does not create jobs, except for building weapons
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST PETERSBURG — A trait that is often regrettably lost when a politician takes office is consistency in both rhetoric and action. The rhetoric that fiscal conservatives in Florida and across the country have been successful in conveying and repeating is the idea that the federal government cannot create…
OSSOWSKI: Is the Defense Department a jobs program or a tool for security?
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA— In the decades following World War I, a widespread consensus existed in the United States that armed conflicts were not pursued for defense, protection or necessity, but rather for the opportunity of profitable investment enjoyed by the captains of industry. According to the Senate Historical Office, the 1920s and…
Questioning John McCain on the ‘Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex’
Yesterday, I was afforded the opportunity to ask Sen. John McCain a few questions on the collusion between politicians and the defense companies that manufacture weapons. McCain came to Tampa, FL to protest the $500 billion in sequestration cuts slated for the military budget over the next 10 years—less than $50 billion per year. What…
Sen. John McCain pushes against defense cuts to save military contractors, economy
TAMPA — If the proposed cuts to the military budget are not stopped immediately, the United States would be unprepared and unequipped to fight any future wars — despite the growing danger of a deepening national debt. That was the message delivered Monday at a town hall event downtown, where U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., spoke…