There's a plan in Congress to start charging troops for their GI Bill benefits
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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 Americas 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
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)Have the deadwood in DC pay for their own medical coverage. Better yet, make them sign up for Trumpcare. Also, eliminate THEIR pensions, they can get 401K's like others have to. They get enough free "stuff" Time to face facts, they are NOT worth their salary. They do not represent their constituents, they take care of themselves and each other.
bucolic_frolic
(42,481 posts)once they're in, the fees never stop
Electric deregulation. I now have a billing fee of $10 a month. Even if
I use zero electric. Once they start, they never stop increasing fees.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)ExciteBike66
(2,275 posts)Montgomery GI bill required a servicemember to pay into the program while on active duty.
The post-911 GI bill didn't have that requirement. Also, if I remember correctly, the reserve and national guard GI bill also didn't require payment (though the benefits were less).
Recursion
(56,582 posts)And even worse, I EAS'd three days too early for the 9/11 GI bill to apply to me grumble grumble.
ExciteBike66
(2,275 posts)making war cost more money is the only way to have less of it (at least, with the GOP in charge).
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,611 posts)Hypocrites
Con artists.
Don't fall for the RepubliCON, veterans.
greymattermom
(5,751 posts)If it happens, Dems can easily run against it, and the military will understand exactly what is going on.
Chemisse
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