My soldiers are all of doing various things.
The main battalion is leased out, locked up by some pension fund slave driver, pulling in around 8% per annum. (p.a.).I ddon't really know what they do with them, because they are on a fixed rate guarantee contract. I get the 8% always.
I have a crew out working the plantations, growing crops for around 9% p.a.
Another battalion is deployed throughout the USA and overseas working in companies and businesses, and they had a cracking year last year, racking in over 20%.
And then I have a couple of reserve battalions who are loaned out to reputable banks, companies and the US Government. They have it pretty easy, safe behind the lines, but are barely pulling in 2% right now. Little do they know they are about to be put to work rebuilding houses for hopefully more than 12% p.a. But they are ready to be deployed at a moments notice, all crisp and marching in stacks. They may not be doing much now, but they do protect the significant other at night especially, and when they march in those tidy columns it impresses the hell out of real estate agents, so, no they aren't a total loss.
by Arebelspy's method, 4% and 1700, our little green workers are pulling in 3 minimum wage jobs worth.
I prefer to think of actual returns and 2000 hrs, so they are earning me $42 an hour. Once I get some more reserves into the trenches of real estate and rentals, I expect to get that up to over $50 an hour.
Sweet way to think about it. Plus they probably pay less tax than the minimum wage workers would.... hmmmm...