Defense work fires up Michigan
Military spending climbs statewide, led by surge of contracts in Macomb County
as reported by Jim Lynch / The Detroit News
STERLING HEIGHTS -- Military contracting is showing signs of becoming a bright spot for Michigan -- a state desperate to diversify its economy.
Led by a host of new defense industry ventures in Macomb County, military spending is climbing statewide, signaling a trend officials hope could be the shot in the arm Michigan needs.
Full article:
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080718/BIZ/807180385
Eisenhower warned against this exactly in his farewell speech from 1961.
The man was a former general AND visionary.
I highly recommend it, I found it at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_industrial_complex
When the only business left is the business of supplying a never ending war, you have George Orwell's 1984 and EXACTLY what Eisenhower warned against.
Thank You Republican Party for enslaving us all, slavery is freedom.
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