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Originally Posted by Hasbinbad
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Why is paying taxes not "serving ones country" ?
Bonus question:
Why is getting paid for services rendered called "serving" ?
edit: ok so upon rereading this, i see the silliness of the semantics in the bonus question.. but seriously people throw around the term "serving my country" as if its some great selfless act to get paid and get medical benefits and all kinds of other bennies for something that is voluntary, and I just think it's cute.
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It's nice that you live in a country where you get to have opinions like that and vocalize them in public, isn't it? Here's a
2010 pay chart. Obama just made the GI bill not completely suck again recently, so that compensation is worthwhile again. VA hospitals are still awful.
Now tell me how much I'd have to pay you to put your life on the line.
Edit: Blaine just reminded me that we got taxed on our housing and all our benefits and those are valued way above market so we'd end up with a few hundred bucks a month. The only way you make much is if you're deployed to a war zone.