tonygraz wrote:Buying machines to produce things for war may not necessarily be a good sign. If no contracts come thru it could mean the demise of the company and it's jobs. War and increasing National Debt are not desirable results either for many people.
This company has been in business since 1937, and military contracts are only part of their business. We also produce other products, design and engineering. The only reason I mention this particular military contract is that it has given all the employees an optimism that I have not seen in my trade for many years.......since NAFTA?.........which is when Mfg. went down the toilet.
Also, building a strong military presence does not mean there has to be a war, actually it could have the exact opposite affect. Remember when this country had one of the strongest militaries in the world? Terrorist nations weren't crashing planes into our buildings or cutting the heads of American journalists on video for the world to see. A strong military buildup could actually be a strong deterrent to war. It will also help build the economy, with companies buying new equipment, paying more taxes, hiring more people so welfare roles would decrease and these people would be paying taxes and spending vs. sucking on the tit of America. Maybe even, dare I say it, "Make America Great Again"
And all this hiring and spending and tax paying will help with the national debt. Also people will start to feel better about themselves and be more optimistic about their futures.........Optimism is not a dirty word.
Listen, can you hear it? I can..........
Oh, say, can you see? By the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming;
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming.
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air.
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there:
Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave?
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!