9/19/22 William Hartung: The Arms Industry is Scamming You
Scott speaks with William Hartung from the Quincy Institute about ways the arms industry is ripping off American taxpayers
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Show Notes
Scott speaks with William Hartung from the Quincy Institute about ways the arms industry is ripping off American taxpayers. They take a close look at a few cases such as the F-35 and the Littoral Combat Ship. Both weapons systems don’t work, but have made the manufacturers and their friends a lot of money. Scott and Hartung also take a step back and examine the overall dynamics of the military-industrial-congressional complex and how they use threat inflation and bad economic arguments to keep the money flowing into their pockets.
Discussed on the show:
- “How the Arms Industry Scams the Taxpayer” (Antiwar.com)
- The Iron Triangle by Gordon Adams
- Scott’s interview with Michael Tracey
William Hartung is a Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and the author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex. Find him on Twitter @WilliamHartung.
This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and Thc Hemp Spot.
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