Comment by FredPret

You hear stuff like this all the time.

So when I first looked into Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrup-Grumman, L3Harris and others as an investor, I expected huge margins and booming profits.

Instead I found they have steady earnings with between -5 and +10 % margin. Hardly Republic-eating stuff.

I’m right there with you on public debt, although this is a problem throughout the rich world.