There's a plan in Congress to start charging troops for their GI Bill benefits
Source: Military Times
WASHINGTON — A congressional proposal to make service members buy into their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits surprised veterans groups on Tuesday, with advocates divided over whether it amounts to a long-term fix for the benefit or an unfair bill for veterans.
“This new tax on troops is absurd,” said Veterans of Foreign Wars National Commander Brian Duffy in a statement. “Ensuring veterans are able to successfully transition back to civilian life after military service is a cost of war, and not a fee that Congress can just pass along to our troops.
“Congress must stop nickeling and diming America’s service members and veterans.”
The plan — draft legislation from House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Phil Roe, R-Tenn. — would deduct $2,400 from future service members’ paychecks to establish eligibility for revamped post-military education benefits. This was first reported Tuesday by Task & Purpose.
Read more: http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/gi-bill-benefits-new-fees-future-enlistees-house-lawmakers
and the military continues to vote for fucking ReTrumplicans.
Guess our Military members and Veterans fall into the "Takers" side as far as ReTrumplicans are concerned
Edited to add: BTW an E2 in the Navy makes approximately $19K a year. I would imagine $2400 a year would be important to someone making $19K a year.
Fuck every last one of these sick fucking ReTrumplicans
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republicans never waste a chance to wave the flag and thereby create a FAKE diversion, while then screwing over America's veterans so they can fatten the fat wallets of the fat cats, inc. who line their fatass republican pockets.
