Wispy2891@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL the US Military operates a massive non-profit "socialist" grocery chain called the Commissary. It is taxpayer-subsidized and sells goods at costen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1479arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up1464arrow-down1external-linkTIL the US Military operates a massive non-profit "socialist" grocery chain called the Commissary. It is taxpayer-subsidized and sells goods at costen.wikipedia.orgWispy2891@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square45fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebitwolf@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·19 hours agoBecause benefits people at the cost of corporations. At least with DeCA there is a stone wall of needing to not die during service to access it. So it doesn’t threaten corporations as much.
minus-squarecobalt32@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoThere’s also the fact that corporations greatly benefit from imperialism. You can’t have imperialism without the military.
minus-squareBigPotato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 hours agoBut, if you die your family gets commissary access for life… As long as you stay near a base. Cheaper to pay more at whole foods than drive to the closest Commissary. What really matters is the exchange and tax free on big appliances.
Because benefits people at the cost of corporations.
At least with DeCA there is a stone wall of needing to not die during service to access it. So it doesn’t threaten corporations as much.
There’s also the fact that corporations greatly benefit from imperialism. You can’t have imperialism without the military.
But, if you die your family gets commissary access for life…
As long as you stay near a base. Cheaper to pay more at whole foods than drive to the closest Commissary.
What really matters is the exchange and tax free on big appliances.