The US military has a long history of recruiting poor people by offering benefits like free college. With Joe Biden’s partial student debt forgiveness, GOP war hawks are fretting that the military won’t be able to prey on desperate young Americans anymore.
Remember when Barack Obama pledged to do something about this?
He decided against biting the hand that feeds him.
If you wish to understand the trajectory of American politics since the late 1970s: (1) Read Matthew Avery Sutton's American Apocalypse. (2) Check out the Exvangelical podcast. (3) Read the following articles about the U.S. Military's campaign to evangelize its soldiers. Separation of church and state in the United States is a slogan. The reality is very different.
