The Presidential Commission's Gift to Vets

wwhwang

fla-gypsy

I too have not been impressed with what they have come up with. There are plenty of ways they could cut that have not been mentioned yet.

Vulchor

2 things-----First, I agree its a $hitty way to start cutting things and seemingly political suicide. HOWEVER, Secondly....people want cuts. We cant make cuts into little crap that makes up 10% of the budge...we need cuts in the big programs (ie military, entitlement, SS, medicare/caid). Its the old damned if you do or dont....smaller budget and less defecit spending-----but no matter what is decided to be cut, youre bound to hurt someone who thinks they deserve theirs more than others.

laker1963

Amos Umwhat

xmacro

Krieg

Amos Umwhat

Rob1110

ellinas

completely retarded. the military is putting their life on the line for this country and this is how they get repayed?

Amos Umwhat

ellinas:

completely retarded. the military is putting their life on the line for this country and this is how they get repayed?

which ties into all this...how?

wwhwang

Amos Umwhat:

ellinas:

completely retarded. the military is putting their life on the line for this country and this is how they get repayed?

which ties into all this...how?

Because the Presidential commission isn't proposing a pay freeze on all government employees. The pay freeze will target every military service member specifically. That's why I'm not happy at all about this proposal. Being enlisted is great if you're single. But if you're married and have a kid or two, you're already below the poverty line unless you have some supplemental pay (which not everyone has). What's even worse is that they're proposing that the pay freeze hit housing allowances as well. If this actually goes forward, military members and their family may end up paying a lot of money out of their own pockets to live where the Department of Defense sends them.

PuroFreak

Jetmech_63

Amos Umwhat