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[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Damn, they're forcibly taking $39 out of their paychecks for food per day?

and

If soldiers do want more food than the $39 will cover, they “can choose to pay out of pocket for what they go over,”

so there really is no reason to force the exchange to fake money anyway amerikkka-clap

[–] TommyCatkins@hexbear.net 20 points 2 days ago

The point is that Uncle Sam is taking $13 from each soldier 3x a day and there is nothing they can do about it