And as we were debating the farm bill, we were talking about additional SNAP benefits for members of the military. And that's just the symptoms. The root cause is that The DoD brass and previous Congresses have been relying on welfare to subsidize American servicemembers salary so that they could expend these monies in different parts of the defense industry. This has caused the enlisted pay gap to become a chasm and is the antithesis of military leadership. (01:46–02:01)
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Claims that welfare is used to subsidize military salaries, allowing funds to be used elsewhere in defense.
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