alt Hacker NewsThis article has a strong slant. If we can look past that, we should consider the claim: everyone having skin in the game is more democratic and leads to a better aligned government.
Perhaps this would lead to more peace.
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2OEH8eoCRo0 • today at 4:48 PM
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_doctor_love • today at 4:48 PM
Agree - the key is that everyone MUST include people in power.
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tootie • today at 4:51 PM
"Perhaps" you say even though humanity hasn't had a long history of conscription and it has never created peace.
CamelCaseName • today at 4:49 PM
"When the rich wage war it's the poor who die"
But everyone won’t have skin in the game. We’ve played this game before. The uber wealthy and politically connected kids will either get outright deferments, or cushy positions that never have them sniffing any danger beyond carpal tunnel.
It’s no different than the republicans that are violently against abortion and then you find out they’ve funded multiple for their mistresses. They’re perfectly fine with a law banning it because they know it will never apply to them.