01-15-2013, 06:47
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Paying for the all-voluntary military
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01-15-2013, 06:57
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If it's such a good deal.......
If it's such a good deal why do we need a recruiting command?
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01-15-2013, 07:19
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Here! I fixed the first paragraph.
The United States can’t sustain the handouts, and health benefits that many of the moochers off the system are currently getting according to anyone with half a brain.
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01-15-2013, 07:23
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Ditto. They'll never get it. It's okay to provide handouts to moochers (food stamps, welfare, etc). But, for those that risk their lives and sacrifice in a way those dickheads will never understand, we should cut their meager benefits.
Fuck them.
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01-15-2013, 07:51
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I personally know it is not sustainable at least in the healthcare benefit
Ft Bragg for example, when FORSCOM and USARC moved on post, how much expansion of the healthcare system was added? Thousands of staff, then their spouse and children. If you count the number of beds at the hospital, heck, add with the number of chairs in the waiting room, and the clinics, the ratio doesn't add up. That is not counting vets and retirees that come from the VA when their needs/wants not met, as well as those who got out after initial contract and don't have healthcare insurance/access.
I kept telling those who have the means to get private insurance in addition for their loved ones. After 4hrs+ wait, they normally agreed with me
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01-15-2013, 08:08
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Some well stated comments at the end of the article:
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It's amazing to me that those that are most interested in reniging on the promises to servicemembers are those "Chicken Hawks" that are all too eager to send other people's children to war as they pad their portfolios and trusts on the profits of war. You know, the ones that always want to "thank you for your service"...
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How many American citizens would serve for what the military pays? Putting in time overseas, aboard ships, doing the jobs that they do taking the risks? being away from family and friends for months if not years for multiple tours overseas? Less than 2% of American Citizens chose e to serve in our all volunteer military, and the majority are not "lifers." They are not "given their benefits- they EARN them.
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01-15-2013, 08:33
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Originally Posted by frostfire
I personally know it is not sustainable at least in the healthcare benefit
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It would be sustainable if we weren't shelling out so much for moochers. If only one group were to be taken care of, it should be vets, IMO.
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