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Originally Posted by pgardn
So you dont think our government role extends to helping people in any way?
In other words, the government is needed to do what? Example: I consider the military a big leg up for many people. I know of a number of people that would not be where they are today without our government's military training. Why is the military controlled by the government? Why not just let proftit driven private entities run the military?
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The U.S. military is in no way a welfare program. It exists to perform the very function for which the government exists ... that is ... to maintain the freedom of the citizens who form that government.
Those who enrol in the miltary must work very hard ... and meet exacting standards ... in order to remain there. All money and benefits accruing to military personnel is earned by them ... military salaries are not welfare payments.