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They don't get paid enough.
But you can get more, like jump pay, hazard pay, ect.
But you can get more, like jump pay, hazard pay, ect.
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Yes, they certainly ought to be paid more."Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
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US soldiers are getting paid better than their counterparts in most other countries.
$200,000 for a Congressman is nothing compared to millions paid to slimy corporate executives, crazy celebrities, and whiny athletes.Comment
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Re: Are US soldiers paid too little?
1,300USD a month isn't 26,000USD/year, It's more like 15,600/year.Originally posted by OneFootInTheGrave
I have read on a Croatian site that privates in US are paid only 1300 USD per month. Now that being a Croatian site obviously makes me think if that is correct as the subsequent 26000 USD/ year seem low to me for a professionals who are expected to risk their life at work .
ACK!
Don't try to confuse the issue with half-truths and gorilla dust!Comment
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It's brought up in the media all the time. Something like 20% of the soldiers E-3 and below are on food stamps or other type of welfare. The one on welfare are normally the ones who got married and have kids so I guess we could say it is there fault for having a family they couldn't afford. Still they get payed to little even after you've included the housing allowance and per dium.
Once your an NCO your making good money so if the soldier is smart, does a good job, and lives with in his means, then a brighter future is with in sight.
As a side note I'd also like to protest the fact that U.S. soldiers don't get paid at the U.N. rate while taking part in U.N. activities. When I was in Kosovo a NCO from any other country would get paid around U.S. $65k per year (the U.N. mandated rate) while the U.S. just keeps on paying their regular wage (around $32k-$40k depending on the years of service).Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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Re: Re: Are US soldiers paid too little?
OMGOriginally posted by Tuberski
1,300USD a month isn't 26,000USD/year, It's more like 15,600/year.
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perhaps there is 20 months a year in the US
Nevermind that mistake, it is appaling that they get so little, and I am kind of suprised that some of you don't seem to be too bothered for they low pay, even though so much money is spent on the military???Socrates: "Good is That at which all things aim, If one knows what the good is, one will always do what is good." Brian: "Romanes eunt domus"
GW 2013: "and juistin bieber is gay with me and we have 10 kids we live in u.s.a in the white house with obama"Comment
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keep in mind though the US military does pay a lot for people's college tuition if they want go to college after they get out of military."I'm moving to the Left" - Lancer
"I imagine the neighbors on your right are estatic." - SlowwhandComment
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$1100 per month + food + room + post service benefits
not for me, but certainly not povertyI'm 49% Apathetic, 23% Indifferent, 46% Redundant, 26% Repetative and 45% Mathetically Deficient.Comment
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$200,000 for a Congressman is nothing compared to millions paid to slimy corporate executives, crazy celebrities, and whiny athletes.
Actually it is less than that. Around $133k.“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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Oh and:
"Its kinda of sad that the US pays the citizens who are volunteering to give their lives up to defend the country $1064 a month and the self interested congressmen who embezzle it blind get over $200,000 a year to set on their buts. "
It helps to pay politicians well to decrease the incentive for bribery."I'm moving to the Left" - Lancer
"I imagine the neighbors on your right are estatic." - SlowwhandComment
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It all depends on how you live.
Me, I have saved 5,000 dollars since October 4. I have been deployed, and this is still with paying for all the necessities of life.
Lots of it is watching money, and postal isn't free. It cost me over 80 dollars to send home Christmas gifts.
We do get free board, however, we have to eat when the Navy says. Me, because of my flight schedule, I get to eat at the galley once a day, meaning I am spending out of pocket..
I think, that compared to what we have to put up with, we are underpaid, but to me it doesn't matter. I like my job, and I am happy to do it. It takes a certain kind of person to due it.But I kick that ball, and I pray it goes straight,
If it does, then Coach says, "Good job number eight."
He doesn't even no my name is Andre Kristacovitchlalinski, Jr.
But that's the life I live...Lonesome KickerComment
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Screw the army, pay your doctors, nurses and teachers more."Love the earth and sun and animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown . . . reexamine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency" - Walt WhitmanComment
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Doctors already make good money, CS. The other two occupations you listed aren't within the review of the federal government anyway.I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator RubioComment
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doctors make crap nowadays, its all about the lawyersOriginally posted by DinoDoc
Doctors already make good money, CS. The other two occupations you listed aren't within the review of the federal government anyway.
malpractice insurance is so damn expensive, not to mention most HMO's pay doctors next to nothing for their services. it just makes many doctors want to see as many patients as possible with little regard for their well-being (just enough to not get sued). if you want the best care, pay your doctor cash, they will love you.
why do you think there was that strike in west virginia? i heard new jersey doctors are heading down the same route.
thanks mrs clinton for fixing our health care system!
I'm 49% Apathetic, 23% Indifferent, 46% Redundant, 26% Repetative and 45% Mathetically Deficient.Comment
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Still not a federal issue.Originally posted by Caesar the Great
doctors make crap nowadays, its all about the lawyersI make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator RubioComment
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