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Defense stocks are shit to own, you only make money by buying up politicians and landing large contracts.

In other words, comparatively little of their profits are returned to shareholders. Insiders are making money, but the rest of us are shut out?

It means that the infamous military industrial complex does not exist in its fabled money printing form.

Turns out, the US government is very demanding and stingy with its money for what it ultimately gets.