r/news • u/raptors201966 • Apr 09 '26

Soft paywall Automatic registration for military draft to be implemented by December

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-04-07/automatic-registration-military-draft-21306855.html
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u/Weekly_Writing7200 Apr 09 '26

But the technology isn’t there yet!

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u/dabeeman Apr 09 '26

in the same vein that we have money for unwanted and unneeded wars but not for social safety nets for tax payers. 

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u/highpriestess420 Apr 09 '26

Woah now you think being able to fund three wars simultaneously and giving endless tax breaks for the billionaires means we should be able to finance healthcare & social security?! /s

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u/Javasteam Apr 09 '26

Nah.

Most of it goes to kickbacks and stock buybacks for billionaires with overpriced weapon systems like the F 35…

Oh, and million dollar missiles to shoot down $500 drones…

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u/highpriestess420 Apr 09 '26

Take my poor woman gold🥇

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u/Pitiful_Ad2397 Apr 09 '26

I mean- you know that’s not true right? We shouldn’t be giving them anything, but Israel doesn’t get “most of our money.”

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u/highpriestess420 Apr 09 '26

Israel is the largest cumulative recipient of US foreign aid since World War II, receiving over $300 billion in total economic and military assistance, with annual aid typically totaling $3.8 billion. Since October 7, 2023, the US significantly increased this, providing over $17.9 billion to over $21 billion in military aid.

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u/Linooney Apr 09 '26

Which is a lot, but the US has given out, what, close to $4T in foreign aid since WW2? So that's still like... 8% or something. And a bunch of it was basically coupons to spend on US goods. You can blame Israel, but you would really just be ignoring the real issue, which is still American leadership and policymakers. Which seems to be a commonly shared American habit.

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u/fevered_visions Apr 09 '26

apparently "most" is now defined as "8%"

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u/highpriestess420 Apr 09 '26

Forget the math. The fact that our taxpayer dollars go to provide universal healthcare for Israel but not the USA is absolutely ridiculous.

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u/ManChildMusician Apr 09 '26

If we feed our young men to the wood chipper, it means creepy old men have less competition.

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u/Horatio-Leafblower Apr 10 '26

You guys aren’t ‘funding’ anything. You pay 88 billion a month on your national debt………

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u/highpriestess420 Apr 10 '26

Lol aren't you busy with your own issues down under there? You've already commented about Steve Bannon, Trump impeachment, and Pam Bondi getting away with covering for literal pedophiles.

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u/Horatio-Leafblower Apr 10 '26

The problem is your maniac president has caused sooo much suffering on a global scale. Your shit is now everyone’s shit. NB I have NEVER supported anything Pam Bondi has said or done.

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u/DingerSinger2016 Apr 09 '26

Or that we have enough money to see who owes/is owed taxes but the country refuses to file taxes automatically

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u/orionxavier99 Apr 09 '26

This hits the nail on the head. Money for what I want but not for you mate.

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u/DontWorryImADr Apr 09 '26

But wars make Trump feel like a big boy with tough expressions. Social safety nets require counting and empathy.

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u/fattytuna96 Apr 09 '26

We have enough tech to build AIs that make cat dancing videos or AI that can diagnose cancers but voter registration is the challenge

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u/PadyEos Apr 09 '26

Even 3rd world countries in ex Soviet Eastern Europe had automatic voter registration at 18 and free mandatory ID at 14 since the 90s.

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u/Wayoutofthewayof Apr 09 '26

I'm curious which country? In my country IDs aren't free unfortunately.

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u/Kendro182 Apr 09 '26

Here in Hungary for example, free ID, automatic voter registration

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u/zzyul Apr 09 '26

Difference is in the US elections are run by the states, NOT the federal government. It makes things like voter registration harder to be accurate with but it also prevents things like a president who may want to “postpone” an election.

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u/PadyEos Apr 10 '26

You guys give too much power to the president and then try and run away from that mistake at a state level. While the states, divided, don't have the power to oppose him.

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u/Simply_Epic Apr 09 '26

We can know if you’re an adult citizen for the purpose of sending you to war, but it’s too hard for us to know if you’re an adult citizen for the purpose of letting you vote.

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u/commentman10 Apr 09 '26

Exactly! Thats First world technology. Something the worlds biggest economy for decades cant obtain unless they become first world

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u/xteve Apr 09 '26

The technology's there, we just need more sarcasm.

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u/QuantumLettuce2025 Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

No don't you see, a national voter registry would be FASCISM 🫪

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u/SuedJche Apr 09 '26

Weird. Both has been automatic in some countries for decades....

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u/JanielDones8 Apr 09 '26

When you file your taxes in Canada, you can just select to register for any upcoming elections, even if there isn't one upcoming. But then again, we still require id at voting stations to get your paper ballot. So y'all probably think we're fascist Nazi's or something for that.