• Hapankaali@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Not only is it not a good argument, the real-world data shows a positive correlation between more generous social benefits and more people entering the workforce.

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      And some people will be even more willing to pay taxes.

      (I admit that i have no data but just a few anecdotes) i noticed that in my country where taxes magically disappear and are used for bullshit stuff (eg, during the covid pandemic they spent a shit ton of money on desks on wheels for schools which almost no school got 'em and were fucking useless) and so everyone hate to pay taxes “what the fuck do they use all those money for??” and so people evade taxes which make our situation worse, while friends in some other countries (I think like Denmark, if I’m not mistaken) don’t have any problem to pay 'em

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      2 days ago

      Non-combative point. Could you address that point to the military? Per the original post?

      • ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip
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        The original point is : look at all these good things the government offers to military recruits, to entice them to join.

        The same people then decry the government offering those good things to everyone. Then they’re bad things, suddenly.

        The military requires desperate people feed their recruitment quotas.

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          I believe that the justification is that they have served the military so they have more than paid for those benefits and it’s the least that could do since they have given up years of their life and possibly mental health that will set them back when they exit the military.

          I have more than a few friends that served only to find out that if you’re not an officer then rest of the world treats that time as a gap in work history.

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          19 hours ago

          Their response to the military - Axolotl’s replay had some decent points. But I was hoping they could apply them to the military in context of the original post.