I agree with you. Paying soldiers and paying them well, in a free market system where they can easily choose another occupation, is the essence of an effective, professional military. Rather than coercing them into slave labor under the draft, soldiers should be enticed into the army by means of benefits, high salaries, and superb training. If there is indeed "honor" in serving in the armed forces of this country, it should be reflected in the manner soldiers are treated and in the dignity they are granted by the premise that they should have the autonomy to choose whether or not they wish to join the military in the first place.
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G. Stolyarov II
Anything sponsored by Hollings and Rangel can accurately be considered anti-American and illogical from the git-go.