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Archdukeofevil 3 points ago +3 / -0

Lol the generals don't get kick back from private businesses operating on post. Most likely the guy running it is prior service. They way it works is these private businesses apply to operate on post and, after a security clearance they can open it.

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muddobber [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

No one in government does anything unless there is something in it for them.

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Archdukeofevil 1 point ago +1 / -0

Well they charge rent for the space. Honestly it seems like you don't understand this.

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muddobber [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

Big deal. There are more important things in the military than a tattoo parlor. Clean up sorry state of base family housing.

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Archdukeofevil 1 point ago +1 / -0

I agree but they aren't paying to put the tat place in. In fact it makes income for the military.

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Greenhills 3 points ago +3 / -0

Actually all of our defense dollars are going to nation building, climate accords, global security to socialist countries, political campaigns both nationally and internationally and foreign nuclear deals. The army is a big union just like the teachers union.

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Hardrocker556 2 points ago +2 / -0

"Most low rank AF families "...lol...whats that??...low rank " as fuck"?....lmao...thats like being low rent...which is suitable these days for our cucked military.

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Bearing51 2 points ago +2 / -0

AF = Air Force, but I do not believe he is correct when he states most of the AF families are on food stamps.

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Hardrocker556 2 points ago +2 / -0

I know it means air force...I was being funny

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Bearing51 2 points ago +2 / -0

Ah sorry, I just got finished writing a bunch of shit and my mind was depleted.

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Bearing51 1 point ago +1 / -0

Married military members get more than enough money to cover all the expenses they need. Hell, a married E-3 will get around $2400 in pay, $300 for food and, depending on location, between $800 and $2000 a month for rent/housing. If these families choose military housing (if there are any vacancies), the Base Allowance for Housing (BAH) is all taken, but they still receive the Base Allowance for Sustenance (BAS). So they're still getting nearly $3000 a month.

On top of that, their medical is completely paid-for. Tri-Care is accepted literally everywhere in the US, and they can get top-dollar treatment with no premium and, most of the time, no cost for the treatment or doctor visits at all.

As for your post here, these stores are not financially-backed by the base. On many bases there is what is called a "PBX", or Public Base eXchange, which is just a small mall. Business owners can open up a shop in these places and pay a licensing fee that must be renewed every year or so. I've seen shops get replaced every year in our PBX when I was at Offutt AFB.

I certainly do believe tattoo parlors are a waste of space since most folks who join our military are still growing and are not fiscally responsible. A tattoo parlor is a very easy way to lose a few hundred to a thousand dollars.