Soldiers

Why do people respect soldiers so much? WW2 was the last justifiable war. Soldiers don't defend our freedoms, our rights and liberties get stolen everyday (often in the name of national security).
Welfare recipients are more productive than soldiers.

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In the US, soldiers get decent pay (excellent pay if they move up the ranks a bit) and some of the best benefits around (free medical care, extra money for living off a military base, money for travelling, free or cheap food depending on where they are, and good retirement).  I think that this is how it should be.