All they see from our Brothers, Sisters and Children in the military is a $ sign above their heads. They sell our military to the highest bidders. It's just like trafficking our kids. It's a sick practice. Some of our forefathers never wanted a standing army. They were more for small militias in the communities. I hope all our Brothers and Sisters come home and make a militia. We need more family farms too.

Politicians get a generous and stable retirement pay not to rewards them for their service, but to make monetary attacks on the political system less attractive to the ones in power, as they are already well taken care of.

Needless to say, it's not working out so well. Greed still wins.