$60K when you don't have to pay for healthcare (keep in mind that many Americans who make a third of that don't get free healthcare!) and you get a housing allowance, isn't very bad at all. I grew up in a military town, so I don't question the hard work for little pay that goes into being an enlisted man/woman. I normally can't stand Limbaugh, but what he has to say makes a lot of sense.
The interesting thing is that I know a lot of kids from my high school, who knew they weren't going to college, who enlisted. Why? Relative financial stability. They knew that their jobs were secure, they'd have healthcare, and that they'd get perks such as travel, base housing, and VA loans. I don't think the thought of risking their lives even came into the equation. So, a lot of people aren't giving up military involvement for financial stability--because there's a big difference between stability and prosperity.
No one's getting "wads" of money from Social Security. For a lot of retirees, their pension and Social don't even pay the bills.
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