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National Service
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RE: National Service
(February 9, 2017 at 10:20 am)Bella Morte Wrote:
(February 9, 2017 at 10:13 am)FatAndFaithless Wrote: Just to be clear, are we talking about compulsory service under the gov't?  if so, then no.

Pretty much, two years of compulsory service in whatever the person chooses. A reward at the end would be discounts towards university fees or something.

Then I would choose years of service in the Bahamas along with every other person that gets to choose. The reality would be that you would not get to choose. You would be forced nto two years of work you do not want.
And what about the people who would have done those jobs for actual pay?
Are you going to give a "proper wage" thought not, so you would end up giving slave labour and devaluing the work force.



You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.

Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.




 








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National Service - by account_inactive - February 9, 2017 at 10:08 am
RE: National Service - by Jackalope - February 9, 2017 at 10:12 am
RE: National Service - by account_inactive - February 9, 2017 at 10:21 am
RE: National Service - by Jackalope - February 9, 2017 at 10:25 am
RE: National Service - by The Grand Nudger - February 9, 2017 at 10:12 am
RE: National Service - by Edwardo Piet - February 9, 2017 at 11:43 am
RE: National Service - by FatAndFaithless - February 9, 2017 at 10:13 am
RE: National Service - by account_inactive - February 9, 2017 at 10:20 am
RE: National Service - by downbeatplumb - February 9, 2017 at 2:07 pm
RE: National Service - by ukatheist - February 9, 2017 at 10:13 am
RE: National Service - by Mister Agenda - February 9, 2017 at 10:14 am
RE: National Service - by Jesster - February 9, 2017 at 10:15 am
RE: National Service - by account_inactive - February 9, 2017 at 10:24 am
RE: National Service - by Jesster - February 9, 2017 at 10:25 am
RE: National Service - by The Grand Nudger - February 9, 2017 at 10:16 am
RE: National Service - by account_inactive - February 9, 2017 at 10:29 am
RE: National Service - by Rhondazvous - February 9, 2017 at 2:07 pm
RE: National Service - by FatAndFaithless - February 9, 2017 at 10:19 am
RE: National Service - by The Grand Nudger - February 9, 2017 at 10:21 am
RE: National Service - by ukatheist - February 9, 2017 at 10:22 am
RE: National Service - by The Grand Nudger - February 9, 2017 at 10:25 am
RE: National Service - by FatAndFaithless - February 9, 2017 at 10:26 am
RE: National Service - by ukatheist - February 9, 2017 at 10:26 am
RE: National Service - by Jesster - February 9, 2017 at 10:31 am
RE: National Service - by account_inactive - February 9, 2017 at 10:32 am
RE: National Service - by The Grand Nudger - February 9, 2017 at 10:31 am
RE: National Service - by Jesster - February 9, 2017 at 10:36 am
RE: National Service - by The Grand Nudger - February 9, 2017 at 10:35 am
RE: National Service - by account_inactive - February 9, 2017 at 10:36 am
RE: National Service - by downbeatplumb - February 11, 2017 at 8:47 am
RE: National Service - by The Grand Nudger - February 9, 2017 at 10:36 am
RE: National Service - by ukatheist - February 9, 2017 at 10:37 am
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RE: National Service - by account_inactive - February 9, 2017 at 10:46 am
RE: National Service - by The Grand Nudger - February 9, 2017 at 10:49 am
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RE: National Service - by account_inactive - February 9, 2017 at 11:25 am
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RE: National Service - by FatAndFaithless - February 9, 2017 at 12:07 pm
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RE: National Service - by The Grand Nudger - February 10, 2017 at 8:47 am
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RE: National Service - by The Grand Nudger - February 11, 2017 at 7:46 pm
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RE: National Service - by Sterben - February 13, 2017 at 12:25 am
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