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Required National Service is a horrible idea, for a myriad of reasons -- #1 of which is that it's slavery. Notice how whenever anyone talks about national serv
by dantheman 17y ago
Required National Service is a horrible idea, for a myriad of reasons -- #1 of which is that it's slavery. Notice how whenever anyone talks about national service, it's always aimed at the politically naive (children, and young adults). We don't see required national service for 35 year olds, or 60 year olds.
Now supporting groups for young people to tackle is interesting problems (where they develop character and lasting relationships) is commendable, as long as its voluntary and not looking for a handout.
- ErrantX 17y agoIs there a middle ground? So for example I would be a fan of young people who left school and stay on the dole for several years (say 2 years) being made to do some form of service (maybe not military). It would certainly give them a boost IMO.
- dantheman 17y agoI don't understand why you want young people to stay on the dole for 2 years? Shouldn't they being doing something productive? I think that the constant age segregation throughout school and college is actually a major hindrance to most people. I'm not sure what you're trying to achieve, there are already programs for people that want structure (college, peace corps, military, volunteer work, etc).. I'd personally prefer to have them do something that delivers value, than doing something that makes them feel good but is ultimately wasteful. I also think its wrong to take money from others to subsidize programs that aren't available to them; think of the minimum wage worker whose taxes help send others to college while they're stuck trying to scrape by.