Criminal, if true...

Amos Umwhat

fla-gypsy

From Stars and Stripes; http://www.stripes.com/news/army-suspends-tuition-assistance-program-for-troops-1.210999

clearlysuspect

GI Bill is unaffected. Tuition Assistance, is cut, which is completely separate from GI Bill.

JDH

Rain

True, soldiers can now just use their GI Bill. But if you're active duty and using the GI Bill rather than TA, then you're not getting your Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH). This is, at Fort Hood, about 1000 bucks a month. So we're talking about you missing out on a LOT of money if you're active duty and want to go to school.

Rain

Two things I like from that SAS article above.. "It is utterly unacceptable that the first casualties of Congress' inability to act are education benefits for servicemembers,” Michael Dakduk, executive director of SVA, said in a statement. “The decisions of the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Army set a dangerous precedent that educating our nation's servicemembers and veterans is an expendable option.” “Every commercial, every brochure, has money for college written all over it … recruiting us into the Army and then taking away one of the main reasons we joined is a bit hypocritical,” said Barina, who added that as an 11-year Army veteran, it’s his junior troops he is concerned about. “There are so many things that cost a lot of money and don’t need to take place that are not getting the ax.”

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beatnic

I'm speechless! Did he really say that? Smoking too much Bluegrass.

Amos Umwhat

I must say, I don't see any treaty made with Sadat's govt. as being binding in anyway with the govt. in existence at least two governments removed from Sadat.

JDH

Amos Umwhat:

I must say, I don't see any treaty made with Sadat's govt. as being binding in anyway with the govt. in existence at least two governments removed from Sadat.

The United States made a Treaty with the Nation of Egypt, not Anwar Sadat, or Mubarack, or the Muslim Brotherhood.

Amos Umwhat

JDH:

Amos Umwhat:

I must say, I don't see any treaty made with Sadat's govt. as being binding in anyway with the govt. in existence at least two governments removed from Sadat.

The United States made a Treaty with the Nation of Egypt, not Anwar Sadat, or Mubarack, or the Muslim Brotherhood.

That is a very high-minded take on things, but I don't think technically true. If we're going to go that route, I suggest we put Egypt on the list, and start closer to home by honoring the agreements we made with the peoples here at home, you know, Cherokees, Sioux, Kiowas, etc. Once we've fulfilled those commitments, we could think about Egypt.

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Amos Umwhat

clearlysuspect

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http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/11/world/asia/afghanistan-insider-attack/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

fla-gypsy

This has become my favorite thread and it is very revealing. When I read this at 6 am I blew coffee back through my nose I was laughing so freaking hard. Just for the record, 85 billion is 2.7% of the federal budget before the new taxes kicked in. This administration had great leeway in how the cuts would be instituted and CHOSE the ones that are being used ENTIRELY for political reasons.

phobicsquirrel

phobicsquirrel

fla-gypsy:

This has become my favorite thread and it is very revealing. When I read this at 6 am I blew coffee back through my nose I was laughing so freaking hard. Just for the record, 85 billion is 2.7% of the federal budget before the new taxes kicked in. This administration had great leeway in how the cuts would be instituted and CHOSE the ones that are being used ENTIRELY for political reasons.

the WH does not pass any bill nor does it control money for the govt. That is congress and the GOP run the money for the govt. potus only signs and can propose bills. this whole thing was congress's doing.

fla-gypsy

phobicsquirrel:

fla-gypsy:

This has become my favorite thread and it is very revealing. When I read this at 6 am I blew coffee back through my nose I was laughing so freaking hard. Just for the record, 85 billion is 2.7% of the federal budget before the new taxes kicked in. This administration had great leeway in how the cuts would be instituted and CHOSE the ones that are being used ENTIRELY for political reasons.

the WH does not pass any bill nor does it control money for the govt. That is congress and the GOP run the money for the govt. potus only signs and can propose bills. this whole thing was congress's doing.

Time to get real here, the original sequester idea came from the WH and the executive branch has GREAT leeway in how the monies they control are spent within the departments they are designated for and control. saying the executive branch does not have choices in how money is spent is ludicrous. How else could Kerry give away 250 mil, DHS buy 1.6 bil rounds of ammo, purchase 2700 armored personnel carriers and spend 50 mil on uniforms? Remember it is only 2.7% before the new taxes kick in. In reality there is NO cut, only a reduction in the increase. Come on my furry friend you know all that.

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Rhamlin

It's hard times spending has to be cut and unfortunately lots of it will come from areas that people don't like. Pensions are getting cut or just done away with, Medical Insurance with a company you've put 30 years in with tells you when you retire it's gone. Company's cutting contributions to 401's. There's just no easy answers. My generation of towboaters for my company are the last to even get a pension luckily for me I am grandfathered in. I know it sucks especially when your putting your life on the line just look at cops and firefighters I'm sure they have lost a lot of benefits over the years. I only hope people smarter than me can fix it.

Amos Umwhat

Rhamlin:

. I only hope people smarter than me can fix it.

Amen brother, me too.