JohnnyEnzyme

Thanks for the clarification. I was indeed just parroting what I’d heard & read several times, without really understanding the mechanisms involved.

Also, (and I’m no kind of expert) it seems there’s a lot of graft involved in the spending, such as $67 charged for a screw, and that kind of thing. A good bit of it due to a kickback-type arrangement between the politicians involved (think Dick Cheney) and the defense contractors who get awarded the deals.