“Remind me again what branch of the military you served within?”
No, sorry, but serving in the military DOES NOT give you the right to make debt-slaves out of my kids and grandkids. If you feel differently, then you should have fought for the other side.
>> No, sorry, but serving in the military DOES NOT give you the right to make debt-slaves out of my kids and grandkids.
I don’t believe I ever said it did. I merely asked you a simple question, the answer to which you side-stepped.
May I assume, then, that you have NOT served in our armed forces?
Uh I don’t feel like being a slave RIGHT NOW. Not my debt and I will not keep working as hard as I do if my taxes are jacked up.
Military “pensions” are differed pay. In 1964 I was paid $76/month, working 14 hour days, and a minimum wage person was getting about $170 month for 40 hour work weeks. I was also exposed to hazardous chemicals and forms of radiation, and had very primitive berthing and living environment. I did this voluntarily because of written and verbal promises of receiving compensation later in life. This was a very mature form of thinking and behavior, being willing to endure sacrifice while putting off gratification ‘till much later. This is way different from someone demanding compensation because an ancestor was enslaved five generations back or because they are just lazy.
When I reenlisted, I was ridiculed by some people for being a coward and being lazy. I was being wise beyond my years.