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> It seems like it would be highly demoralizing to US soldiers that they are prosecuted for betting on the outcomes of the battles they are risking their lives
by vkou 6mo ago
> It seems like it would be highly demoralizing to US soldiers that they are prosecuted for betting on the outcomes of the battles they are risking their lives for but those insider trading commanding them aren't.
Why? The enlisted military has never had any issue with similar double standards in the past. George 'AWOL' Bush handily swept the military vote, as did Donald 'Bone Spurs' Trump.
Likewise, veterans routinely and overwhelmingly vote for people who cut veteran support and benefits, over people who don't.
If they think those people are fit to lead them, who are we to tell them they aren't?
- dinkumthinkum 6mo agoI actually completely agree with your last phrase. Who are you to tell them anything, particularly with such ironic condescension?
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- harimau777 6mo agoIn a democracy the citizens decide who leads the military not the military.
- bendbro 6mo agoPlease study the venn diagram below: ((military) citizens)
- bendbro 6mo agoVeterans generally don’t need additional support or benefits. Disability is basically a second pension at this point. SCD for veterans under 45 has risen from 16% in 2008 to 39% in 2022 [0]. If you know any young veterans, then anecdotally you will see this is true. You can (and should) get partial disability for all kinds of aches and pains that in a normal career would go ignored. [0] https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/acs-58.pdf https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/acs-5...