Defense Contractors Should Share in Austerity

So, the U.S. Department of Defense spends $316 billion on contracts, and the top 20 contractors make $84 billion. 

I look at those numbers, and realize someone is getting rich. And, since someone is getting rich, then there is a place where we could make some cuts to cut the national  deficit.

Yes, getting rich is okay, but when you are getting rich at the expense of your country, and the country is going broke, I think it is just to ask you to consider making a little (maybe even a lot) less.

I do think we should go to those contractors, and ask which of them would be willing to reduce their profit margins. These are austere times -- or should be -- and it is fair to ask those who are getting rich at our expense to share in the austerity.

Though I speak of defense contractors, alone. There are other contractors who are rich as a result of their contracts. They, too, should be asked to share in the austerity.