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<br />Military-Minded Re~an in Step With F~R OutvVes'i
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<br />By Bu. GomUU:LtId Pt"rU WIU;Y Corp.. I\~r Corp.. ~toms.on.Knu~n. UlslntlleartaO(defensespt'ndinltth:1.t I
<br />H..u U:e SlH:.111ed Re:l~:ln Revolullon and UI:\.h Conslrucuon Co. lIater Ut:l1l 10' 1M Rutan admlnlStr3tlon. thrm1ltl\ De--
<br />m.uked IIII!' ~nmn: DIllie end for New tem:monJJI. Tlle~comp:lmt'S3ndlllelr fi- fense St-crrtary(:.Jspac Weln/)t'c!:'t'c. J. for' 1
<br />OtJ.!'lnsPICf"j bl{ :o\'tmn1t>nt spt'ndini'! nUlclal ally, the Bank of Amenta. would mer Bec:htel f1Xt(ullve, enunCIated most
<br />Or Is Ronald p.e.1~n an Inn'lente N~ ~o on (O play 3 rn3jOr role In bllUdlng U1t' clt'<1rly early on lIS Ideas about how to reo
<br />Ot:!ler. 3 nt'w'wa\'e publiC spender In mlli. mOl:km Wtstem U.S. economy. adJusl the rel;U/onshlp bt:wP1!'n federal
<br />lar)' (:leo'! s""lldtng :J.ud lhe economy. In hiS presE'nl.1'
<br />Anum~rorflantwaterproJects.such r-
<br />Thoug!l a scrong defender 01 tile ideol. as CJ.llfomla's Cent~ Valley Project and lIOn of the first defense butl;:-et to C,)n.
<br />ogy of free tnter;mst and a masterly :\d' Color:ldo's Big Thompson Project. .....tN'! grt'SS. :.Ir. \\'~lnbtrger In :\Iarch 1~81 dls-
<br />vocate of cutUn~ S0m! parts 01 the !~tru ~n dunn!:" tht ~ew ~al and WfOrt the cussed we "Inseparable" conne1:tlon be-
<br />bud~l't. :Otr. Rt:\S:ln hlS dut deep Into tht forenmners of sub~utnt elrons. such as t'....~n tht economy and mIlitary strenr-n.
<br />public's ?OCl<<e~ to conllnee and expand the Ct'ntnl Maona Project. t~at were ut- and d~tlbo?-d the Defl'nse Dep.1rtment"s I
<br />''',-m'"! S"bSld,', t ,. ,... SI........N :0 pro\1de cheap, fedenl'y ,,,_,_ plans to modernl.l:e the defense Industry as
<br />,.,~" .. . 0 prll'.I ~ en ~r' "'I'. the depanment"s conlrlbutlon "10 Ihe reVI'
<br />Pnse -\nd nllt sur""I"~"Y 'd,'propo" dlZetl......ller .1nd ...........er for Iht np,d ""a"'
<br />... ,,;.... . ,.~ " tahu!lon of our Industnal base." Accord.
<br />tlOnate shlreof these SUbS1Chts :I)(>S 10 m.1' lutlon of the Wtst and for modern. corpet- lng 10 :\Ir. \\'eln~r::er. Ihe prevIous \"01.1'
<br />Jor corpor:l.l1ons In lhe tud:n: Induslr1es. r.lle forms 01 a:rtcuJture. tility In defense spendlnl:" had Itarmt."d tlte
<br />~rtlcllJarl)' In tlte defcnse seclnr. In :\Ir. An even mort dramatic form 01 pump- defense Industry. causln: numerous cum-
<br />Reagan's Itome st:l.te of C.,h!orll1a. d II' 'd II' I'
<br />prlmm:;:- OCcllt:'eCl urln~ or. :\r. panu"s to stult a.....ay irom milItary ',I,ork.
<br />....I'len the !e1e~:::l1 government Invl"stl!d and thereby ;>etm3.l1enlly ....t3ke11lng l.'le
<br />hea\"lly HI CJ.II~ornI3"S alrcr~t factones. t'Conomy and the de!ense e!lort.
<br />shlpyards.slel'l plants and on:lnance mak.
<br />l"rs. Ukt....'se. Sluble dl!!ense bud:cts duro
<br />Ill: the Korean and VIetnamese wars. In-
<br />cre:lSlnglyonenleCI toa.erospace and high'
<br />tech. J.dded momentum.
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<br />The mod~rn economy of the \\'PS!e-tn
<br />SUtt's. tile t"Conomy of g~obal constructlOn
<br />and resource comp:J.nlt's and 1'll~1'l'Il!cl1ln'
<br />dustnes. owes much of Its elrly growth to
<br />:'o[r. Re:J.gans old nemesls.htro. Franklin
<br />D. Roosevelt. .-\1 tl'le dedlC:\ulln 01 the led..
<br />erally flltlued H.")CI\'er D.:!m l,1n the lower
<br />Colondo Rlyer In Stplembtor 19J.:.. Presl'
<br />dent Roosevelt. who h.1d ret:ellt!y em.
<br />btllcl"d Ul!~lClt spendm,Z. ca:ll>1 lor 1 ne.....
<br />partnersl'llp. <.'I!ller lh.:!n an :Id\"t.tSat). reo
<br />laltOnshlp. belwl'en pm'Jle l"nlerpnse and
<br />prorreSSI\'e :o\.trnment.
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<br />The ne..... dam m.::m:ed the emergl!nce of
<br />a ne.... s:ener:ltJon of \\'es:trn.t!ased rJ.U:"r
<br />than Easlern-<:ontrolll"d corpnr:ulOns. It
<br />was cOmp~eiei:l by a consortIUm lIrl'J....ll as
<br />the Six Com;lames. inc!t:dm~ Etchtel
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<br />By 195tl California. WIlh 9.6....~ 01 tlte na.
<br />lion::.l po;::.:Jatlon. .....as recl'i\'mg ll.:!..... of
<br />the feder31l::.:dg!t and 17.5"". \If Ihe De--
<br />fense Depar.ment budget. Tl':e fate of the
<br />Weslt'r.'! t'conomy, and partlcul:l.rly the
<br />economy of Cahfornla, was so lntertwmed
<br />inJ. ROOsevl'itl3.nsense.....lthll'lefateol the
<br />feder.ll tll.:dgl't thlt II appeared lhilli.'hey
<br />could rll'Vl'r be separa:ed. I
<br />Thus b.c>t',I,l"l'n 1967 and 1971. dunn:;:- the'
<br />rt'duclJon of ~efense spendln;: :!SSOClaled
<br />wllh tile U.S. wllhdraw:.J1 01 !lTol:nd troops\
<br />from .....lelnam. the number of .lerospace
<br />jOliSlllC.1!lfornIJdeclll'll'd from J. hllihof
<br />61~.OOO to fewer than HO.OOO. i
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<br />The \\'tS! w:\s and rem:llnS a bod of
<br />Studlt'\J ambl\'J.I(,llce toward Ii'll" federal
<br />;oH'rnmenLOntheoneh.1l'ld.theletJsare
<br />St't'n .IS :In "lltslue Interferencl' in Ii'll'
<br />\\'('stern e1:onnmy. 011 :he nther. federal
<br />lunusJ.rt'.1'..lulysou!:"t!t.JSa....J.ylosu:.taln
<br />::rOI\UI. Tr:u,htll)O:.Jlly. Illier:ll pohllclans
<br />cmbr.lc,"-' t~,e pJrtnersl'llpt.t'twctn Ihe pn.
<br />\';'\1... s{'ctor :lJld tl'le JeCll"rJI ;:o\.trnml'nL
<br />Cuns('r.'.1l1','I'S ~av(' IIp servlcr 10 tlt(' lue::t
<br />of J.lf'~!l.l'nt\J ft'da:ll role. AnlJ nl'O.hbl..'rals. 1
<br />sucn .IS Jerry Bro....n ;lOCI GJry HJrl. tnt'll ,
<br />C'I\\'orkry,tn'ldcsoflhl"lssue.lnrl'ahlY.
<br />nO!1l"JI:hel!1rl'ec:tmps....'IShl'sloh.tlt Ii'll"
<br />flo",,", 01 kdtr:!l funds.
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<br />Em-"'rl::ll'l:lrumlhlSe1:0nOmlC and 111\."0-
<br />In;,'lC'al nt.ltm:. Prc-std,'nl Re)ZJn pnllll1srd
<br />In r('\'rr~1' HI(' ~.yt':lr lr:1l,hllOns of the :-!"cw
<br />Ot.',11 cl'lr:ll.:~!l urall1.ltlc tJutl~tl CUlS Jndl:.Jl
<br />reforms. L:ut .....hlle .\lr. l1eJ::1n look with
<br />Olle I'lJnd. M J:'J~1' ....llh cr.... othtr. F.ltm
<br />SUml"'ll'~ fram tr.,' P.l}nl~'nt In I\lIltl pllJ-
<br />~r:::n s!lo: l::r'~l:':n 1:1<' ro.If. .Ill'" 1I1~' "'c'
<br />kl1st' I'lll,I::~t r~i' 1'1 hl$":t,rlr 1<'\"..'" Silt
<br />sur;:r:sln-':::". ~'Ih ..I :r:..se fell,'ral pro-
<br />:.:r HT\~ t"n"ll:,~l tus 1..n~s!)n\Jln:: rnrP'l"
<br />r..t,' .11:1"5 In C..!.I.-.rnl.1.
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<br />The huge defensi' budget t:as become.
<br />in effect, a form of nll!llat). KeyneSI:lnlSm
<br />a.nd an Inle:':Tall'lrt 01 thl' Reil.~an .1dmln.
<br />Istr:lllon'sll:dustrIJI poJicy. Accordmg to:.t
<br />SUldy oL.t~,e Cahlomla economy by ~II'
<br />chael f\i~schnlck .....hen ~.e WJS dlr~tl,1r of
<br />Go\'. Je:r'" Bro.....n's OHice Qf Econorn!c
<br />Policy. betWi'en 19~:! and 1951i ueler,se
<br />spendm!:" will ,,~J.te 690.(IIjQ Jobs III lh..
<br />st:l.le. In liscaI19S~. Callf.,rnl3. .....111 retel~t'
<br />526 billion pillS m Delf-flSe Dep,lrtr.Jent
<br />pnnle contr.tclS of more thJ.n S~.OOO
<br />(more th.1n 21"'r uf :tlJ pnme cuntr.1C!:i oi
<br />morelh:\n$2.i.0G<l1.luthe.lrt.1ofnuclt'Jr
<br />weapon:;. accordln~ 10 a slud)' 01 Penta~on
<br />contr,lctsbyWilil;.:.mH.utl:..!:oflh...Coun.
<br />cil 01 ECf'lll!l\IlC Pnorltles. Califurm:\. has
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<br />obt;l.Ined w. of :rllprlme'colltr:Lcts lor
<br />new nucli'ar.re!aled systems.
<br />To name a few. con:r:\ccs for mOlt than
<br />$1 blllionh.Wl'gOlletolheCJ.!t!nrmJ.oper'
<br />allon:> of compJ.nli's SUCn.1S Hu:;ht"S ,-\Ir.
<br />craft 1$2.tiblllionl. Rock.....elllntL'rn:.:llonJI
<br />IS:!.16 bllllonJ, UJckhel'd ISl.';:) IJllh..:nt Jnd
<br />Xorthropl5lbllllunplUSlforworkonproJ'
<br />l'CIS. such .:1S Ih", Tnul!llt. TOnlJ.h,ml<< aM
<br />:\imul",m:1n mISSIles systems.
<br />Still Ii'll' Reas:-amtes h:\\"e polltlc:.!l prob.
<br />Il-"ms b('mg seen as pump ptlml'ts. For the
<br />fIrst tIme m Illrel! yeJ.rs. :'o[r. \\"'Inb(or~l'r.
<br />in hiS prl'St.'ntJ.tlul1 uf Ihedcli'llsl' hll""~l'IIO
<br />ConJ:"rrsslll IJleJ.ullutv.SrrtlllC.I!I)'(Jl"
<br />1ll('(J th.1! drf"nse spt'nl.lln::: Is 1~'ln:: u:;t"d to
<br />stlmlllalt:'lht...cunom.... Yet J Illn:lll'll:tll'r.
<br />In a spo.'f'Ch 10 till' :-!"Jllon:u t;U\"tnllrS .\s"i
<br />soclatlon.l'leS:!.IUU<'!l.'nscsp..'ntlm:::"lsOnl!'
<br />rt'Json th.1t tht' l'CunonlY IS Sl,1 hlll,1)';IIII." ;~
<br />\\'1111 tile RCJ:J.n .1dmlnl>lr;ItIOI1 Jr..:
<br />:UlHl: ll'lall.ir:;:l' ul'f,'nsc butl::dS lllU:>t re.;
<br />m:un.I prrmanenl r~':.!turl'olllll'l"<"'Ol1tlmy..
<br />11'1... Reat.lncontrlllllllOll !llth(':,lIy,'.lrti.l' ,
<br />ulllOrl 01 tuvernmf'nlll1unslry {'Mlnt'rshlp 1
<br />Ul.lt bo.'lpn al Ill)(lvrr Dam lUlllt.S I.m:-dy .
<br />llllr,c subsldl~ltltln.uf tlll'\kklbt' sKtor.
<br />SI:b~ltllt'S rrnu," Sllbsldl~'S 11.-l'll'(htr dl'
<br />r{'(t('tJ .It J:::~lcullure.lhol' lnlr.1Slrncture nr I
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