Quote Originally Posted by NinjasLeadTheWay View Post
2.5 Million versus 300M?
The military employs 2.5m and protects not only 300m Americans but countless millions of foreigners. And that's just in Texas, our international presence is effective too. In the same way, the government doesn't need to employ all 300m to provide healthcare efficiently to said 300m.
And have you ever been a victim...er patient of VA medical care?
I did not say cite the government solution for healthcare for the military. I cited the government solution for the military, full stop. We tried leaving it up to the states in the form of militias because everybody was scared of the cost and the potential for abuse of a standing federal military... but we ended up with one anyway, because it's the only way that works.
I dunno, I still think we're putting a lot of faith in Corporations and Government where none is deserved.
Not faith, merely an observation that the alternative is worse. That standing military we just talked about did (and does) a lot of horrible things and cost (and costs) a lot of money, but we can all agree that the alternative would have been worse.