Paid Patriotism?

Paid Patriotism?

James T. Bennett

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2017
Materia
Economía
ISBN:
9781412865494
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What does a nation owe its military veterans? Gratitude, esteem, land grants, medical care, pensions, higher education? Or is serving in the armed forces of one’s country an obligation to be undertaken without any expectation of compensation? If veterans are to receive government aid, should a distinction be made between those who served in wartime or faced enemy fire and those who saw neither war nor combat?

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