My brother spent a lot of years in and around the military. The only things thrown at him were a few hand grenades and denials for improved equipment from a very rightwing congress. The rightwingnut congress would rather Halliburton spend $2 million on a 2 hole latrine for a population that would prefer to shit in the sand and cover it up like a cat. Who'd a guessed it?
Petula
This is about welfare. Food stamps in the military.
Right. The military will not let their boys starve.
This 'chillins and oldjies on welfare' stuff is misleading. Of course there are some vulnerable recipients. That's the apparent purpose of the system. But, the real question is not whether they receive it, is it? Its about how they will fare without it. It is about whether or not another program can replace this one, or if this program is or isn't an inefficient use of taxpayer money. Its a basic emotional appeal.
The Obama administration’s proposed defense budget calls for military families and retirees to pay sharply more for their healthcare, while leaving unionized civilian defense workers’ benefits untouched. The proposal is causing a major rift within the Pentagon, according to U.S. officials. Several congressional aides suggested the move is designed to increase the enrollment in Obamacare’s state-run insurance exchanges.
The disparity in treatment between civilian and uniformed personnel is causing a backlash within the military that could undermine recruitment and retention.
The proposed increases in health care payments by service members, which must be approved by Congress, are part of the Pentagon’s $487 billion cut in spending. It seeks to save $1.8 billion from the Tricare medical system in the fiscal 2013 budget, and $12.9 billion by 2017.
Your source, Powerful Conservative Voices, and the opinions stated therein wouldn't be agenda driven or partisan, could they?
Petula
I'll note this source credibility concern of yours anytime you post something from: CBS, NBC, ABC, PBS, NPR, the New York Times, the Washington Post, MSNBC, CNN, the Huffington Post, ad infinitum....
Your idiotic source plainly states their purposes and intentions on it's very front page. They are biased and they like it that way. Your immature concerns with the credibility of your aforementioned entities is telling only about you. Have you no shame?
Petula