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Debate over government-funded police protection heats up

Conservatives decry "socialized" law enforcement; Democrats are divided over "single-payer" police protection
By Michael Lind

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  • Monday, June 29, 2009 07:16 PM

    Socialism in the Military

    Patriotism at work!

    I served a month short of 17 years, 5 years of it in schools (OTS, SOS, MS, PhD), and retired early because of the Clinton drawdown. (Remember the peace dividend??) Now I've been retired 14 years at 37% of active duty pay (inflation protected), with the best socialized medicine in the world. On or off duty, taxpayers take care of us chow hall to grave, and all we have to do in return is...

    ...EVERYTHING WE'RE TOLD.

    Gotta love it.

    —DrMajorBob Read DrMajorBob's other letters

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