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Originally Posted by Rochard
They say this about the military too at the lower ranks. Basic pay for a Private in the Army is $20k a year. That sounds like crap, but when you factor in he (she) doesn't pay for housing, medical, power, water, garbage, etc etc etc etc... And that's plenty of money to live off of. The problem is if you have a wife and a child, instantly you will be living under the poverty level.
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One of my brothers is in the army. He's in Germany now. He was in Seattle for a couple of years before that.
Has a wife and child. Our tax dollars paid the rent for their home to live in in Seattle. AND flew his wife and daughter to Germany and pays for their housing there too.
They are having a blast and send me postcards from all over Europe (they have been sightseeing at every opportunity).
They are living a great life. He actually went into the military in 2008 because of the horrible economy (he was a carpenter). Now his family is taken care of. They are seeing the world together, and they all have health benefits, etc.
Of course, we the taxpayer are footing the bill for it all. I love them, and I'm happy that they are living a great life. But I think it's WRONG for taxpayers to foot that bill.
(Also, did you know that our own soldiers don't even guard their facilities? It's all outsourced to local companies. Again courtesy of the U.S. taxpayer)