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Slower Military Spending Said to Drag Down Growth

JULY 05, 2012

“Tighter defense budgets are starting to pinch the nation’s economy, slowing a sluggish recovery even before sharper spending cuts could kick in next year. . . . The Bureau of Economic Analysis . . . said last week that weaker defense spending shaved half a percentage point off first-quarter growth. . . . Already, defense contractors are feeling the effects. Lockheed Martin CEO Robert Stevens said recently that his company’s workforce is 18% smaller than three years ago, and ‘the pace of our hiring has slowed considerably.’” (USA Today)

But those workers didn’t make anything consumers wanted!

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