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maxrandb

(15,154 posts)
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 07:38 AM Apr 2017

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 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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There's a plan in Congress to start charging troops for their GI Bill benefits (Original Post) maxrandb Apr 2017 OP
Save $$$? Scarsdale Apr 2017 #1
It's all just foot in the door bucolic_frolic Apr 2017 #2
I had to pay for mine. When did that stop? (nt) Recursion Apr 2017 #3
Looking at wiki, it looks like the ExciteBike66 Apr 2017 #6
Ah, yeah, I enlisted pre-9/11 and did the Montgomery Bill Recursion Apr 2017 #8
Keep it free ExciteBike66 Apr 2017 #4
RepubliCONs have to squeeze even Veterans for Rich Tax Cut, despite saying "We support the troops" Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #5
This is the kind of thing that wakes folks up greymattermom Apr 2017 #7
Locking Chemisse Apr 2017 #9

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
1. Save $$$?
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 07:43 AM
Apr 2017

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)
2. It's all just foot in the door
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 07:44 AM
Apr 2017

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)
3. I had to pay for mine. When did that stop? (nt)
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 07:44 AM
Apr 2017

ExciteBike66

(2,275 posts)
6. Looking at wiki, it looks like the
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 07:49 AM
Apr 2017

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)
8. Ah, yeah, I enlisted pre-9/11 and did the Montgomery Bill
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 07:56 AM
Apr 2017

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)
4. Keep it free
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 07:44 AM
Apr 2017

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)
5. RepubliCONs have to squeeze even Veterans for Rich Tax Cut, despite saying "We support the troops"
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 07:44 AM
Apr 2017

Hypocrites

Con artists.

Don't fall for the RepubliCON, veterans.

greymattermom

(5,751 posts)
7. This is the kind of thing that wakes folks up
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 07:51 AM
Apr 2017

If it happens, Dems can easily run against it, and the military will understand exactly what is going on.

Chemisse

(30,783 posts)
9. Locking
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 07:57 AM
Apr 2017

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