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Originally Posted by daswig
considering that we spend 400 BILLION a year on the military, and that starting pay is, IIRC, already in the 13,700 range for a new E-1, yeah, it'd increase manpower costs, but certainly less than implementing a draft would.
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Well, to be fair, that $13K+ is already a decent wage considering the military feeds, clothes, and houses you IIRC, making that more like $23K-$25K already.
However, just like anything else, if you increase the pay you will increase the demand for the job.
I'm sure there are things that can be cut in the military budget if need be for this (maybe projects in Democratic districts
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