Tag: Barak Obama
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The Military Enlistment Opportunity Act: a New Kind of Draft?
Rick Jahnkow - It’s well established that many people who join the U.S. military do so because of their economic status. It could be that they do not see options for a civilian job that pays a livable wage, they cannot afford health insurance, or they believe they’ll never be able to go to college without financial aid from the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Whether this belief is accurate or based on an ...
TagsRepresentative Mike Coffman | Militarizing citizenship | legal permanent residency (LPR) | Judiciary Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee | House Resolution 435 | Dream Act | Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) | deferred action draft | DACA | Barak Obama | Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee | Rick Jahnkow | poverty draft
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The Permanent Militarization of America
Aaron B. O’Connell - NOTE: NNOMY does not endorse the assumptions about the impact of militarization on the U.S. economy outlined in this article but chooses to repost it to highlight concerns for ...