The soldiers and the politicians
@aninditasen (18198)
Raurkela, India
June 23, 2022 8:23am CST
The soldiers serve the nation and the politicians claim while campaigning for votes that they want to serve the people of their country. In India if political leaders get good pay package and fringe benefits worth crores, on top of that lifelong pension for hardly doing anything for a term five years why shouldn't they soldiers. Our government heads shout that a soldier should not think about his remuneration as he is joining the defence force to serve the nation. So why should the politicians get any monetary benefits? Why don't they serve the people of their country without any payment or fringe benefits?
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@Aiana18 (698)
• Belo Horizonte, Brazil
23 Jun 22
In my country the same thing happens. All political positions here are commissioned and this damned class of politicians still always manages to raise their respective salaries. Politicians are the biggest culprits for misery, hunger and violence in the world.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
24 Jun 22
You are right and it's because of them countries go to war against each other or a countries economic condition faces a disaster.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
26 Jun 22
@anil02 The election commission should be an independent office and give them the power over these politicians and they should scrutinize the past and present activities of each politician. No man should be allowed to enter politics if he or she is not upright.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
25 Jun 22
We know the whole situation but can't throw them out of power.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
23 Jun 22
Yes why dont they get out on the battlefield and stop talking so much and start putting in some real work and action...they are such hypocrites..they always have instructions for the soldiers and people but not for themselves only greedy pockets and big mouths, I agree
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
24 Jun 22
You are right. I wonder if we could have some machinery that would throw politicians out of power the moment they did something wrong like money laundering, unreasonably decreasing people's salaries or raising the prices of essential commodities. Most politicians are now autocrats.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
26 Jun 22
@aninditasen I was just thinking this the other day Anindita the very same..the minute they do the wrong, throw them out. A machine and Artificial Intelligence even to monitor them..yes see how they like it.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
27 Jun 22
@RebeccasFarm Hope we had something like that in every country to control these dishonest politicians.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
23 Jun 22
It's the same here. Politicians feel they should have more than everyone else. It's sad really.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
24 Jun 22
That's the same attitude of politicians I think throughout the world.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
25 Jun 22
@aninditasen I've heard the media call it, Me not Thee. This happened when famous people and politicians were losing their minds that we must wear masks, yet they were seen over and over without theirs.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
26 Jun 22
@misunderstood_zombie That's true. Politicians preach but never do themselves what they preach.
@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
28 Jun 22
That's debatable. The politicians are the one who made the laws on favor for their well-being and soldiers don't have that duty. They are paid what the laws so stipulated approved by the politicians.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
28 Jun 22
The politicians too have a duty towards the citizens of their country, especially for those who are laying down their lives for their country (the soldiers). Soldiers will definitely do their duty. Do they have any choice?
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
3 Jul 22
@Nakitakona Yes, and they should be compensated well by the government.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
28 Jun 22
@aninditasen They don't for their role is different.
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