Military: Not a Social Program
May 21st, 2008 . by JetmanThis section examines questions about GI Bill benefits - whether adding new benefits is a good thing, whether John McCain thinks that increasing spending is too expensive and would rather increase monthly benefits.
Do we owe a complete scholarship to military members?
This brings in the discussion about whether giving more benefits to veterans / military brings in the wrong crowd. One commenter states that doing this would result in more people are coming for the incentives rather than the mindset of service:
The interviewer asks the question of what makes military members different than the average citizen in that they say ‘no’ to their benefits when most Americans have their hands out.
Is it worth raising taxes?
What do you think about the proposed new GI Bill? Should we be spending even more money, and if so, why?
