On Veterans Day, Thank a Taxpayer

11/11/2026 Ryan McMaken

Thanks to hard working American taxpayers, savers, and entrepreneurs, the experiences of American military personnel are increasingly defined by jobs like “drone pilot” that are nothing like the cannon-fodder jobs of old.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/veterans-day-thank-taxpayer

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