It's a nihilist point of view, and I generally dislike nihilism, but in this case it's the correct, pragmatic take. Nothing is going to change, and I'm going to take advantage of the situation in front of me to my own benefit. The 52k a year I receive tax free is chump change in the big picture of what the government wastes every year on foreign aid and what not, but it's life changing freedom for me.
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Ah yes the classic "imma get mines"
You should be hanged for treason just like the rest of them. Thanks for nothing traitor.
Like I said, you're either on the take or you're one of the sorry suckers paying for everyone who is.
Veterans are scum.
Cry harder.
lol how's it feel having your bubble burst?
You're the one living in a bubble thinking the world should be fair.
Let me put a bit of nuance here.
There are not enough of us organized to do the revolts you ask for without just getting ourselves killed in vain. And reaching out with the intent to organize puts you at risk at being turned in by a patsy before you built up the systems needed to start. I have tested those waters. There are not enough of the ideologically aligned people in the right places to do anything more than a glorified suicide mission right now.
It needs to happen. You are totally right. And the overwhelming majority of military benefits (and gov benefits in general) need to be cut.
Libertas is correct that there is so much more ridiculous spending that should be cut first. However wasteful veterans benefits are, funding gender studies in Pakistan or congressional bowling tournaments are even more so.
The "who cares, I got mine" is the real issue here. It is one of those behaviors that is negligible as a one-off, but kills societies in the aggregate. 100 thousand people saying the same thing can cost millions.
