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Originally Posted by falcon
Personnel costs are eating the US military alive. The only way to reverse this trend is a universal draft: We know how well that plays out with John Q. Public.
In order to attract qualified troops the US military is forced to recruit some who have wives and kids. i have news for McFarland, some US military troops and their families are on food stamps today:
http://www.military.com/news/article...od-stamps.html
The US Army had 45,000 more troops on active duty in 2011 than in 2007. The USMC had 15,000 more troops on active duty in 2011 than in 2007. Military personnel strengths from 1940-2011:
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004598.html |
That has more to do with Obama's goal to have more people dependent on government rather than the actual need for food stamps. Obama is the Food Stamp and Welfare President. I could reverse that trend of more military families being on food stamps by raising the eligibility requirements, going back to paper vouchers and quit advertising for recipients.
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