Most of the money in America is being siphoned off by the corporate sector. A very large part of that is going ot defence contractors, most of the rest to the banking/financial sector. That's a much more believable theory
Funnily enough, I'm of the opinion that they're all in the same boat (Space Agencies, Defence contractors, Investment banks, etc.). They all seem to have brilliant ways of getting money. Look at investment bankers. yes, their banks collapsed but are they destitute? Don't make me laugh. They're all rich as Croesus.