Damn military RETIREES pensions were cut in the budget agreement by 1 percent

[bigdarryl]

Joe Madison just blew the lid off this story No one not even most military retirees knew it.

[Fumesucker]

1. Obviously the military retirees aren't voting Republican enough

I'm sure they will redouble their efforts to elect Republicans who are both fiscal conservatives and strong on defense.

[Warren Stupidity]

2. Well they did abolish the capital gains loophole for hedge fund billionaires.

[factsarenotfair]

3. I think it might have been a trick.

There were some Senators talking about how this was an outrage that needed to be fixed by cutting OTHER pensions.

[newfie11]

4. Anything for the Oligarchs

To hell with people that served to protect our country and the oligarchs.

[DetlefK]

5. But at least they get the new F-whatshisname fighter.

Oh, I wonder how it will be once the Pentagon is audit-ready...
"Ok, we have a massive waste of money, but that's no excuse to cut our budget!"

[unhappycamper]

6. The DoD also cut 'danger pay' for many more folks.

http://kdhnews.com/military/defense-department-makes-changes-to-danger-pay/article_d95f95ac-775a-11e3-80f0-0019bb30f31a.html

Defense department makes changes to danger pay
Posted: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 4:30 am
Rose L Thayer | Herald staff writer

Beginning in June, service members deployed to certain areas will no longer receive imminent danger pay.

The Defense Department announced Friday the recertification of some locations as imminent danger pay areas while discontinuing that designation for others. The last certification process allotting the $225 monthly stipend was completed in 2007, according to the release.

Areas no longer with an imminent threat of physical harm to U.S. military personnel, effective June 1, include:

~snip~

Danger pay will remain in effect for Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Jordan, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen and Egypt within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

[hobbit709]

7. What happened to Rome when they failed to deliver on their promises to their legions?

[Berlum]

8. Republicon Chickenhawks always crap on America's veterans

Check the record.

The Repubbie chickenhawks love to run their mouths with "supportive words." But then when no one is looking (occultism), they ream the veterans. It's a very sick expression of a core Republicon "value" - hypocrisy.