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[quote=Anonymous]Today’s Republicans seem to be adamantly against things like free school lunches and universal health care.  I had thought that many of these types of measures were originally put into place decades ago by Republicans— concerned that large percentages of the population were physically unfit, and if a military draft were instituted, the US would be hampered in their objectives due to the lack of available, fit potential draftees.

So, are my assumptions wrong? If not, then what’s changed? Does military effectiveness no longer require the same levels of physical fitness?  Is the distaste for anything resembling social supports or income distribution so high that the Republicans would prefer having a physically unfit population that is possibly also unfit in other ways when it comes to military service? I’ve read (Military.com) that 77% of today’s young people would be considered unfit to serve for various reasons.  Are the Republicans concerned about this at all? What am I missing? [/quote]

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