Posted on Dec 29, 2020
Is the military paying troops too much? Yes and no, study finds
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Never liked these type of studies. All based on statistics which can be manipulated to suit a purpose.
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CWO3 (Join to see)
Agree for sure. http://www.twainquotes.com/Statistics.html
Mark Twain quotations - Statistics
Further background on this quote is provided by Stephen Goranson who writes on the Mark Twain Forum in a post dated 31 July 2002: Twain's Autobiography attribution of a remark about lies and statistics to Disraeli is generally not accepted. Evidence is now available to conclude that the phrase originally appeared in 1895 in an article by Leonard H. Courtney. So Disraeli is not the source, nor any pre-1895 person; merely Courtney. The 1895...
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NFW. They each sign a blank check for an amount up to and including their life. They deserve the best we can afford in every way. Foreign aid to wealthy countries should make a dent.
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Good article from Military Times. Military pay can be a complicated issue because of multiple factors. Rank structure, job requirements (i.e. technical vs. tactical), cost of living (i.e. some bases in expensive vs. cheap areas) and other considerations are part of the socioeconomic equation.
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The assertion that 70% of officers get paid at or higher than civilian pay seems scary to me though
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