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> The US government pumped trillions into the military, which in the end did not have much return on investment Arguably it is one of the more successful socia
by 0-O-0 6y ago
> The US government pumped trillions into the military, which in the end did not have much return on investment
Arguably it is one of the more successful socialist policies - certain parts of US would be economically devastated if not for the military related production.
- dsfyu404ed 6y agoDefense pork type projects aside military also provides trade school to a heck of a lot of the people in it. If you're not an infantry or security type MOS you are almost always leaving with training in a skill that you can roll into a better than entry level job in that field. The people who's specialized job training is almost exclusively combat related can roll that into a career in law enforcement but it is harder than (for example) a mechanic switching from tanks to combines. You could argue that the military is not an efficient way to equip these people with these skills and that's true but the fact of the matter is that a lot of people who enter as 18yos with only general labor type jobs on their resume leave as 20-somethings with a marketable skill.