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17.12.25 - 17:51
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Trump Weighs Limiting Defense Contractors′ Shareholder Payouts, CEO Compensation (ZeroHedge)
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Trump Weighs Limiting Defense Contractors' Shareholder Payouts, CEO Compensation
Major defense contractors like Boeing and Raytheon depend on government contracts for at least half the dollars they take in - and times have been 'good' particularly in the last several years of geopolitical hotspots and raging wars from Ukraine to Gaza.
Contractor CEOs have as expected really been raking it in as well, though some government accountability watchdogs have long complained that huge CEO compensation, also through ample bonuses, does nothing to advance the defense of the United States.
But alas, it remains that ultimately it's the taxpayers subsidizing these more-than-ample paychecks. This trend jumped significantly starting in 2022 into 2023 - which marked the first year of the Russia-Ukraine war, and Washington's policy of arming Kiev to the teeth.
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One industry watchdog had this to say from that year: "The United States spent more last year on defense than the next 10 ...
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