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even today most of my friends are retired military or have worked for the military as a civilian.
Even today most of my friends are former construction workers or have worked indirectly in support of it.

Many people live in the houses we built for them.

Maybe you live in a house that construction workers built? Or drive on roads that construction workers built. Or get free medical care in VA hospitals that construction workers with no insurance built.

The military rejected me. I wasn't allowed in their club. Not welcome in that family.

But we built houses for you anyway. No need to thank me for my service. All the special benefits I get for doing it more than make up for the 40 years of my life I put into it.

Nope, I don't care much about your industry or mine. It's all exploitation of labor to make the already rich richer.

Good coffee, good weed, and time on my hands...