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someone needs to also address why so many contractors are getting paid 3 times as much as military and DOD employees to do jobs military personnel can already do. (we already know the answer. campaign contributions and political corruption.) and on top of it all, they had the nerve to downsize the navy.
We need to downsize all branches of the military.
Contractors generally get paid higher monetary amounts, because they don't have the insurance cost of the military, as well as housing, and food.
Contractors generally get paid higher monetary amounts, because they don't have the insurance cost of the military, as well as housing, and food.
both get paid with tax payer money. why is it better to pay a contractor 3X the amount of a person in uniform when the money is coming from the same pot? and, at that, they are working for the same cause? it's just a privatized war machine putting more of our money in the pockets of more rich people.
that's fine. I know that details. My issue is that the guy had mental issues. This should have been a flag.
Another good question to ask, in the local areas where he was arrested for gun violence, like shooting out tires and through the floor of his apartment, why and then hell was he not convicted? He was never even brought to trial.
If either of those incidents had ended in his conviction, he would have been flagged on the background checks system also.
both get paid with tax payer money. why is it better to pay a contractor 3X the amount of a person in uniform when the money is coming from the same pot? and, at that, they are working for the same cause?
Because we aren't subsidizing contractor health care, housing, and food. Over 30% of most Americans income go to those three things. Hell, usually its over 50% of your income goes to those things.
Because we aren't subsidizing contractor health care, housing, and food. Over 30% of most Americans income go to those three things. Hell, usually its over 50% of your income goes to those things.
either way, it's still tax payer money going to pay for military expenses. only by using contractors through private companies we are making more people rich with tax payer money and still funding the war machine.
Anything more than a whimper from this President on gun control will be met with mockery and scorn. Liberals and anti-gunners should just concede defeat, and shut the hell up. Because they certainly don't have the power of the Presidency to back them up anymore.
hmm, maybe he should give Putin a ring and beg him to save the day again.
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