Our Troops - God bless em

[Tigg]

What are we doing? Horrible...

1 percent pay raise latest pinch for troops, veterans struggling to pay bills | Fox News

 

[Tigg]

The words, no matter how heart felt, of thank you is not enough.

 

[Romans 13:3]

Agreed.

 

[S.ilvio]

All Service people and their families should always be taken care of, no matter what country they serve...

 

[Tallguy88]

Shameful. These men and women give up so much for us. You'd think those spineless cowards in Washington could give them more than 1%. That doesn't even keep up with the cost of living.

 

[AMDG]

There were plenty of things to cut rather than that of the veterans benefits--some who have been disabled from serving to protect us. This cut of their retirement benefits is nothing short of a crime.

 

[MikeK]

Sucks. They deserve better.

 

[WarriorAngel]

 

[Fantine]

My nephew, a Navy reserve member, is currently working with the Seabees in Afghanistan. He's 38 years old--no spring chicken!

Please pray for him and his buddies today.

 

[mark46]

May the Lord keep safe all our those who serve in our military services, at home and abroad. May he bless them and keep them close to his heart.

 

[mark46]

The Congress has an opportunity to increase pay for veterans (cut in the recent budget deal) and in to increase pay for the military. We shall see whether they step up to the plate and pass legislation (very doubtful to me). There is a reason that Congress has a 10% approval rating.

What are we doing? Horrible...

1 percent pay raise latest pinch for troops, veterans struggling to pay bills | Fox News

 

[Fantine]

Business Week had an article about how all the European countries are ending their austerity programs because they caused such low economic growth.

It's estimated that the U.S.'s halving the sequester cuts will increase our own economic growth from 1.7% this year to 2.8% next year.

I know it sounds appealing when your representatives talk "budget cuts," especially if they don't affect you, but if they stifle economic growth then less revenue will be collected and we lose even more.

So yes, by all means let's let Congress leave military salaries and retirements intact--they deserve our support.

But no more preaching, I promise...just want to let the doubters know that we may prosper more if we don't cut military salaries and pensions.
Austerity's Fiscal Drag Nears End as Europe, U.S. Go for Growth - Businessweek

 

[AMDG]

Come on Fantine, we both know a lot could be cut in the budget without making the poor veterans pay. We could cut the free Obama phones program. We could actually cut Congress salaries for every year that the budget isn't balanced. And how about all the money wasted on the boondoggles like Solyndra. And how about the IRS conventions where they even made those Star Trek parody videos or those that feature line dancing. That cost us plenty. Or how about all the fuel wasted by our politicians going to this place or that when a conference call would do (and probably be better cause it would remove our lawmakers from the lobbyists by making our representatives stay home with their constituents.) And all that money wasted on that "Cash for Clunkers" program which made it so a poor family couldn't get a nice, working car. Or even all that money wasted on the Obamacare website when two geeks in their parent's garage could probably do a better job in less time! And don't forget that we seem to be bound and determined to give billions of foreign aid to our enemies.

There's a lot of real "fat" that could be trimmed in our national budget without making the veterans pay for it (or balancing it on the backs of our future generation.)

 

[Edial]

Moving to politics ...