[mondrian]

The irony in your example is the modern Pentagon is largely a collection of private companies.

[philipallstar]

Everything is eventually private. Each employee is a private individual. That doesn't matter. What matters is how money is collected, and if it's forced out of people by tax, instead of being handed over voluntarily, there's no incentive to be good.

[throwthrowuknow]

A collection of private companies contracted and administered by government.