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TheWraith

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32. Why should anyone be paid to be police, then?

Reply to boppers (Reply #19)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 05:56 PM

Jan 2012

That's volunteer, right? They should be paying the public for the right! And firemen, too. And heck, any kind of job that isn't back-breaking labor, you should pay for the privilege!

I mean, it's not like the military has historically (i.e. 1975 to 2000) offered a relatively easy way for poor young people from economically depressed communities to trade a couple years of service for the chance to go to college, get a degree, and succeed instead of being locked into the socio-economic background they were born in.

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A different idea about military service: [View all] boppers Jan 2012 OP

Why do austerity measures always need to target poor kids trying to do the right thing? Saving Hawaii Jan 2012 #1

Thank you sarge43 Jan 2012 #12

Why should I get paid at all? boppers Jan 2012 #19

Why should anyone be paid to be police, then? TheWraith Jan 2012 #32

Should we expand the military to provide more employment opportunities? Hugabear Jan 2012 #27

. denbot Jan 2012 #2

+1 Muskypundit Jan 2012 #3

+1 JSnuffy Jan 2012 #13

The most worthless military are the contractors that often replace the regular military Guy Montag Jan 2012 #4

You mean, if our military was based on a paid force? boppers Jan 2012 #20

The regular military are accountable under rules of war Guy Montag Jan 2012 #30

Go back to ancient times when only the rich knew how to fight and bear arms? Zalatix Jan 2012 #5

Knowledge? No... boppers Jan 2012 #21

Sounds like how the Libertarians would fund an army. white_wolf Jan 2012 #6

Underfunded, ill equiped, poorly led, and lacking in training? oneshooter Jan 2012 #14

How many times were we invaded pre-WWII? boppers Jan 2012 #22

Pre-WW2, we had a regular army just like today. TheWraith Jan 2012 #33

Uh, no the funding wasn't *anywhere* near as huge. boppers Jan 2012 #34

Um, who could afford to be a member of the military if they had to pay their own way? Ecumenist Jan 2012 #7

Those who actually had something to lose. boppers Jan 2012 #18

Better yet, if you support any type of military aggression you must join the military Arctic Dave Jan 2012 #8

You know, I've always felt that if you want to declare war, FINE... Ecumenist Jan 2012 #10

But it works just the opposite of that. Lasher Jan 2012 #11

That's exactly the same fallacy as "if you don't want to invade Iraq, go and live there". N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #17

No, it is the logic of if you feel that strongly about Arctic Dave Jan 2012 #31

I have a better idea jmowreader Jan 2012 #9

What historically happens when militaries no longer reflect society? hack89 Jan 2012 #16

So very rich people can raise their own armies? hack89 Jan 2012 #15

They already do. boppers Jan 2012 #23

A majority of soldiers now are poor people. Zalatix Jan 2012 #24

Well, the 2nd Admendment does provide a good foundation hack89 Jan 2012 #28

Hrrrh, hrrrh, hrrrh gratuitous Jan 2012 #25

We already do your "nuke a silo" joke rustydog Jan 2012 #26

They paid me the princely sum of $79 a month when I joined up. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2012 #29