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2016 Postmortem

bigbrother05

(5,995 posts)

4. Soldier pay and weapons will be paid for first

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 10:49 PM

Jun 2012

Then housing and utility costs. After that, quality of life and maybe medical care. Then after new construction, maintenance of existing military facilities and civilian pay will compete for what's leftover.

Only the most superficial of weapon dollars will be touched, too many former generals/admirals depend on the extra cash to make ends meet.

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U.S. defense cut could cost billions to implement [View all] Zorro Jun 2012 OP

I have no problem paying for the penalties... DontTreadOnMe Jun 2012 #1

So were damned if we do, and we are damned if we don't? SoutherDem Jun 2012 #2

Well Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2012 #3

Soldier pay and weapons will be paid for first bigbrother05 Jun 2012 #4