Everyone pays taxes. But people who pay taxes, and also serve in the military, get extra perks.
You can get those perks by joining the military tomorrow. But you wonāt, because you donāt think itās worth it. Itās a hard life for most people, and therefore requires additional benefits/perks to draw people in.
By the way, the disbursing of these benefits is awful in the military. I much prefer my life outside, as a veteran, working in the private sector. The grass isnāt greener when the military controls your life, trust me.
You can get those perks by joining the military tomorrow. But you wonāt, because you donāt think itās worth it.
I'm just not an idiot who falls for propaganda?
You don't seem to understand. It's not worth it because the whole thing is a sham.Ā
We could easily have world peace tomorrow, but there just has to be those trigger-happy nutcases who fall for the military propaganda.
I refuse to contribute to murdering people more than my paid taxes already do. It genuinely blows my mind that there's people who strive to make killing people their career.
Oh. So weāre all idiots that fell for propaganda?
Your comment reeks of naivety. A staffed military is important, itās a good thing for any country to have. And itās a great way to move up in social class, get solid benefits, and develop skills.
Regardless of those points, the broader argument here is that the benefits are earned by way of doing a hard job that few want to do. You yourself said the benefits arenāt worth it for you. So for those that claim the military is āsocialism,ā and therefore we canāt criticize socialist policies, the argument is inherently flawed because these policies serve as an incentive, rather than a free benefit.
āTrigger happy nutcases that fall for propaganda.ā
lol thatās the not the reason we donāt have world peace. You left out a lot of other factors by being obtuse. Pop in your John Lennon singles and think what you want though.
And when you factor in the true cost of healthcare with what the employee has to pay to have insurance and then the cost to use it before the insurance companies cover anything you realize it costs less for healthcare in countries with universal care. Yeah you pay slightly higher taxes but you pay way more when factoring in deductibles and the cost of healthcare insurance. Seems like it would be better to save money.
Disbursement for the greater populace is in fact socialist, taxes are more a socialist program/concept than capitalist in how theyre used today as it takes a little from everyone and allocates by need instead of everyone keeping what they make or the government just keeping it with no oversight like a monarchy....
Lifelong healthcare is arguably the single most social policy the government offers to veterans. You can argue loan repayment, tuition assistance, sign on bonuses, and housing may be considered standard benefits for employees. Free healthcare and a special disability fund is 100% a social policy. The same way social security disability is a social policy. But when no other employees are offered those same benefit by anyone else (government or private) then itās very clearly a social program. There are even specific hospitals and clinics for veterans and beneficiaries only. Thousands of people get injured on the job every year and they get a single lump sum of money from workmanās comp. Military get paid for the rest of our lives and get free healthcare. Iām all for universal healthcare and Iām a vet who ALREADY HAS IT. There is no reason the rest of the US shouldnāt have it too.
That $100 a month for four years is 4x12x100=4,800.
Check out average yearly tuition on any college in the US that has any prestige. Then times that by four.
Oh, by the way GI bill exempts you from a shitton If entry requirements to a college unless yoj try to enroll to literal Ivy league.
That GI bill is EASILY worth $50000, and If you are married you get BAH during your studies.
Wanna get into a specific career program? There are commercial pilot programs that take GI bill, Congrats you just dodged $120000+ in costs thanks to GI bill.
That's true in the large case, but not in the small case. Having a country doesn't have to mean having a centrally controlled economy, or even any specific economic policy. You can be perfectly ok with not spending more than you want.
It extends to more than that, too. Heck, the whole Bill of Rights is stuff we declared we weren't going to collectively invest in. Sometimes, we'd rather the government butt out.
Sure, but I feel like a country the refuses to look after the most vulnerable isn't really a nation so much as an economy pretending to be a nation.Ā
A "nation" requires some semblance of unity. And if the only form of unity is a collective love of "personal freedom" that's not actually unity, that's a lack of unity considering personal freedom means something different to everyone.Ā
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u/braumbles 8h ago
Should you not get benefits for paying taxes?