No matter how market forces fluctuated, inflexible funding would take away their decision making ability to do what is right for the company and actually stay in business. But that's exactly how The army budget works [by being] locked into thousands of separate line items set years in advance with little flexibility. The worst part is who benefits from this corrupted system. Lobbyists line their pockets while soldiers are left waiting for critical capabilities. Defense lobbyists in suits hold more budget power than soldiers in uniform. (20:47–20:51)
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Asserts that the army budget is inflexible, locked into thousands of line items set years in advance.
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