Tomorrow Facebook will be full of people posting their “Thank you veterans” to their timeline for all their friends, and most likely few veterans to see. As a veteran, I can tell you that we really don’t want “thank you’s”. We want cash.

The reason we want cash is because we as society have decided to pay the people who are ready to give their lives for our safety and freedom near poverty levels while we pay our professional athletes, who basically play children games for our amusement, millions. We do this through our elected representatives who set military pay. And we should be ashamed.

So instead of participating in the usual “I support the troops” circle jerk to make yourself feel good about yourself, find a veteran and give them cash. If you really can’t spare any cash, give them stuff. It’s veteran’s day after all, so logically you should be giving veterans presents. At the very least, give them a hug. But make it a big hug.