Telamon wrote:

I will agree to that provided you agree that we make defense contractors
not-for-profit enterprises.

Nope. National defense is one of the few things the Federal government
is supposed to spend money on. The Federal Government is charged with
providing for the common defense.

You are answering the wrong question. dave asked to eliminate the profit
motive from arms sales to government, not for Government to stop
spending on arms.

I don't know why dave would ask that.

We all know that NO defense contractor has EVER overpriced ANYTHING they
have sold to the US taxpayer. Even the lobbyists serve a valuable role.
Politicians in general are so underpaid that they NEED all the free
lunches they can get.

mike