L3Harris Wins Billion-Dollar Contract, Your Tax Dollars Track Missiles Not Healthcare
Bloomberg reports L3Harris hauled in a nearly $1 billion contract from the Space Development Agency to 'bolster missile tracking in space.' This is framed as a crucial step for the 'Golden Dome defense shield.' (Because calling it 'Star Wars' was too obvious, apparently.) This endless 'defense' spending, benefiting giants like L3Harris, has become the default while domestic programs struggle.
While Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, and L3Harris collectively raked in over $170 billion in contracts in 2023 alone (Bloomberg Government), one might wonder about the 'missiles' that seem to hit national healthcare, education, and infrastructure budgets year after year. The 'Golden Dome' appears to be very effective at protecting corporate profits, not so much at, say, ensuring every
American has access to affordable insulin. Funny how tracking hypothetical threats in space takes priority over addressing very real crises on Earth.