12-16-2009, 11:02 PM
(12-16-2009, 07:07 PM)Munch link Wrote: What's the excuse for soldiers, then? They get shitty pay and their lives are at risk 24/7 and are always moving about. Banks don't get robbed that much, all they do is sit on their arse getting big dough while the only problem is that they're responsible for people's money and have to be trusted with it.
Well would you wanna be in a country that pays a banker salary to a soldier meaning fucked up economy etc? Now you're gonna say, what if they can lower the amount of soldiers they got which won't work since anyone could invade it then. Its complex since the system has to be like this. Look at US, how many soldiers do they got and how much do they get paid? Lets do an example;
$5000 a month with 15 million soldiers = $750,000,000.00, would you wanna pay this amount? It would involve more taxes, bad healthcare, bad education system, bad infrastructure since the country wouldnt be able to afford it all and if they did lower the amount of soldiers then they'd run the risk of getting attacked in any way.
You can look here, http://www.usdebtclock.org/ for more information on US debts etc. Yes i know there is more countries in the world then just US but since it has the most people in the military and is a big provider to the economy, i chose it.
Enjoy.