> On Mar 17, 2026, at 09:41, Michael Meeropol via groups.io > <[email protected]> wrote: > > NOR is he interested in making war contractors rich
But they are interested in making him rich, and that matters. The industry formerly known as "defense," spent about US $8 million on Trump in the last election cycle with multiples of that spent through dark money groups, super PACs and issue advertising campaigns. I think that's roughly half of fossil capital's donations to the cause. Then there are the hedge funds like the Carlyle Group where presidents and billionaires can profit directly from the wars that they start. Craig Unger thought that members of the Bush family were Carlyle clients. I cannot prove war profiteering is behind Trump's reckless use of US weaponry and military might. But some capitalist businesses are making money off the explosions and deaths in western Asia. And we know how much capitalist businesses need to grow year over year. I would not be surprised if Trump got a cut off each missile we launched, shot down, or exploded. Mark -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#41149): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/41149 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/118365776/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
