Meet the 0.01 Percent: War Profiteers

by Brave New Foundation on January 09, 2012

War industry CEOs make tens of millions of dollars a year, putting them in the top 0.01 percent of income earners in the U.S.

These guys use their corporations' massive lobbying dollars to keep their job-killing gravy train rolling. Last year, their companies spent a whopping $46 million on lobbying, corrupting our politics and ensuring that their bank accounts continue to fatten at our expense. These executives are some of the main reasons why we're wasting so much on war instead of rebuilding our own nation here at home. Send a message to Defense Secretary Panetta telling him to serve the people of this nation, not the military contractors.

Find out more at:  http://warcosts.com/1percent



CORRECTION: Lockheed Martin's CEO is Robert Stevens. The video refers to him as "Martin Stevens" which is incorrect.

 
 
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