Realize that the large government contractors *all* have significant ties with both political parties. Booze Allen did billions of dollars of business during the Bush years as well as working on ObamaCare. (Included *billions* wasted and unreported on the FAA's "off the shelf" accounting system that was supposed to save taxpayer's money compared to one custom built).
The steady hollowing out of the federal government and movement from projects being done in house goes back to the Grace Commission and Reagan. As the result, everything is contracted out. The FAA, for example, has 2-3 times as many contractors as employees at FAA HQ.
If the public had any idea of the money wasted by all of the previous presidents during the past 40 years (and trust me, there is plenty of blame to go around to *all* of them) and to all of the members of Congress (both parties) who earmarkand direct projects to their favorite companies, there would be a multi-million taxpayer march to burn them all at the stake.
And before you get huffy about CGI, no foreign companies were supposed to be able to buy North Slope Oil. Before construction had even begun, BP bought out Sohio so that they could participate. No one said a word and foreign companies basically own and run that pipeline. Been happening for years.
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