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Iron Triangles & the Military Industrial Complex

• Craig Collins, Ph.D., Slideshare.net
  • IRON TRIANGLES Strangling Democracy by Craig Collins, Ph.D.
  • The Government Bureaucracy ——The ConstitutionThe Constitution—— President Congress Courts GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACIESGOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACIESGOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACIESGOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACIES Regulations & Subsidies MAKE LAWS • Approve Apts • Pass Budget • Oversight & Investigation • Ratify Treaties (Senate) ENFORCE LAWS • Appoint Heads • Propose Laws/Budget • Veto/Sign Laws • Sign Treaties INTERPRET LAWS Judicial Review —Congressional Intent —Constitutionality —Procedural Violations PRIVATE INDUSTRIES ( Banking, Agri-Business, Energy/Oil, etc.) PRIVATE INDUSTRIES ( Banking, Agri-Business, Energy/Oil, etc.) PUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SERVICES (Medicare, Social Sec., Disaster Relief) PUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SERVICES (Medicare, Social Sec., Disaster Relief) Collect Taxes Programs
  • Iron Triangles Warp GovernmentIron Triangles Warp Government Government Agency Or Department Government Agency Or Department Congress (Key Committees)Congress (Key Committees) President Courts Private Industry Private Industry
  • Congress (key Congressional committees) Congress (key Congressional committees) Private Industry Government AgencyGovernment Agency IRON TRIANGLES:IRON TRIANGLES: Powerful, 3-way, mutually reinforcing policy-makingPowerful, 3-way, mutually reinforcing policy-making relationships