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Originally Posted by goof2

I think 101 was saying we can't increase military pay significantly (the mythical hundred grand) as many people would like because with the number of people in the military it would just be too expensive.

We could if we quit blowing money on other crap. Such as paying some sorry ass $15k a year for 2-3years for unemployment (make them join the Army for 2 years). Or blowing money on shitty art that no one in the private sector cares about. And instead of throwing more money at education system, we can actually fix it with the excess they have now. Not to mention the foreign aide we give out.

Another benefit is if we paid our soldiers better we could get away with less soldiers who are better soldiers, instead of taking anybody with a pulse.