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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe have solved our jobs problem, so it's a good time to reduce the army to
pre 1940 levels. NOT.
It's 1929 thinking all over again.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)CK_John
(10,005 posts)Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)Our war budget is obscene. Any effort to reduce it is something I support.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)who are more than willing to take the money they are getting. Seems we have more mercenaries in Afghanistan and Iraq now than regular troops. Not sure how this is going to cut the Pentagon budget as private mercs, as we discovered during the Bush years, are paid way more than regular troops. Otoh, we don't have to pay their medical bills when they return, if they do, home.
Someone I'm sure, has figured all this out. All that money going for care of the troops can now go straight to profits for the private 'contractors' I suppose. Capitalism is so wonderful, all about keeping the money flowing, in an upward direction.
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)And, they can replace the jobs with jobs that actually useful and beneficial.
msongs
(69,475 posts)Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)Even a dishwasher serves a useful purpose. There is an actual "service" being provided. A farmer produces something.
What is the primary purpose of a soldier? To kill people.
giftedgirl77
(4,713 posts)gave up any & all standards to get enough ppl in to meet the demands of Iraq & Afghanistan. They allowed ppl in that were convicted of crimes ranging from vehicular homicide to not being able to read. Granted manyof them ended up being kicked out or convicted of some other type of crime eventually but common sense should come into play at some point that the drawdown numbers are going to decrease. There are many ppl that need to be put out because they haven't made any progress in several years & are just taking up space. This is what happens when conflicts end.
oneshooter
(8,614 posts)So not being able to read is a crime"?
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)'contractors'. The only problem is I have been trying to find out how much this is costing tax payers but the Pentagon 'doesn't know'! Or, maybe they do and are afraid to tell us??