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  • From: DSanner106 AT aol.com
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] How NOT to judge
  • Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 09:06:09 EDT

This is a major falsehood. The vast majority of soldiers in the military
today are white, middle class
young men. Education levels have never been higher. I know at least 10 young
men and women who have joined in the past 4 years, my nephew enters the navy
in 29 days, and a young man we had temporary custody of (named TJ by
chance) and helped raise goes into the army on July 29. They both made well
thought
out decisions and do feel like they are serving their country and taking a
path that is right for them.

This bit about the south having the lowest per capita income is just a bad
use of statistics. If you
don't incorporate cost of living and standard of living you are comparing
apples to kumquats. I read yesterday
that 2 percent of teachers and 4 percent of nurses in northern california,
specifically around San Francisco can afford to own a home rather than rent.
In
the south, the numbers are very close to 100 percent. This tells me a lot
more than just basic per capita income all by itself. If you were to ask me
where the people are poorer, I would point out many areas before the south.

Drew


In a message dated 5/2/2008 2:13:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
lurine AT softcom.net writes:

Enlistment percentages may be mostly an indication of family
>>> financial status, boys and girls who find no better choice.
>>
>> I don't think of
>>> military enlistment today as an expression of patriotism or as
>>> indicating feelings toward military enterprises or wars in general.
>>
>
>> I
>>> believe that the lowest per capita incomes are in the South.





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