Quote:When you are employed by the military, these things are part of the deal...When one enlists or re-enlists, these are terms of the contract you sign along with the person who swears you in who is the rep for the government generally your Commanding Officer. So in the case of the military, it most certainly is the responsibility of the government to provide these things...the problem is, the Veterans Affairs budget keeps getting cut to the point they can't pay for the benefits...

 

Yes they are agreeing to provide those services to members of the military but the distribution of those services is done through socialist programs. That's my entire point, in order for government to provide healthcare, food, housing, penchants, education and so on they must confiscate it from somewhere and redistribute somewhere else. 

 

Is it justifiable, maybe. Is it redistribution, undoubtedly. 

 

When you try to build an argument government has no role in these social programs you lose all credibility if your willing to accept government should provide it for some and not others.

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