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Nevilledog

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Mon Sep 19, 2022, 12:54 PM Sep 2022

"How can we continue forcing the poor to fight and die if they have other options?"



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My House colleagues and I are very concerned that the deeply flawed and unfair policy of blanket student loan forgiveness will also weaken our most powerful recruiting tool at the precise moment we are experiencing a crisis in military recruiting.

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GOP reps fear loan forgiveness plan will hurt military recruiting
The lawmakers are asking White House officials for information on whether military recruiting was considered before making the loan forgiveness plan.

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"How can we continue forcing the poor to fight and die if they have other options?"
8:28 AM · Sep 19, 2022
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"How can we continue forcing the poor to fight and die if they have other options?" (Original Post) Nevilledog Sep 2022 OP
We are at "the precise moment" of "a crisis in military recruiting"? gratuitous Sep 2022 #1
Saying the "quiet" part out loud again... Wounded Bear Sep 2022 #2
And yet, Rep. Pork Fat doesn't have the guts to call for a draft. GoCubsGo Sep 2022 #3
Ah, the poverty draft lives on in GOP hearts Hekate Sep 2022 #4

gratuitous

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1. We are at "the precise moment" of "a crisis in military recruiting"?
Mon Sep 19, 2022, 01:03 PM
Sep 2022

So, two elective invasions and occupations half a world away hasn't had an impact on military recruiting? Oh yeah, since Rep. Bacon can't blame Democrats for that, it must not be mentioned.

GoCubsGo

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3. And yet, Rep. Pork Fat doesn't have the guts to call for a draft.
Mon Sep 19, 2022, 01:26 PM
Sep 2022

If you want enough cannon fodder, that's how you do it. (Not that I am even remotely advocating for a draft.) But, he's a coward, and he's not going to risk rich kids being forced into the military.

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