> the country should not tax its citizens to redistribute wealth. The army is also a huge wealth distribution machine: Raytheon or Boeing are businesses, and

> the country should not tax its citizens to redistribute wealth. The army is also a huge wealth distribution machine: Raytheon or Boeing are businesses, and army personnel presumably is paid, too. > tax its citizens to protect them For example, from life threatening conditions. Same statements, different cherry picking -> entirely different results.