The Irving empire just landed an $8B payday—for warships no one asked for

It's only stupid when you assume that the government is working in the interests of the working majority. However, if our government represents the interests of the oligarchs like the Irvings then this makes perfect sense. It's a great way to divert our tax dollars from socially useful things they're meant for like building housing or infrastructure, and put them back in the hands of the kleptocrats who own this country.