“Let’s do some math:”
Ok, we have 17+Trillion in debt, plus 90Trillion in unfunded liabilities, including all the federal spending under the sun.
“I’ll give you a hint. X does not = love and tranquility”
Ah so you think those who served (like me, by the way) will revolt? Not gonna happen - not in any significant way.
So you think you can threaten your way to solvency? You think you can whine your way to prosperity?
You think you can simply take others property because someone promised you something they couldn’t deliver?
You’re kind of an embarrassment.
Nice strawmen, which is an embarresment.
You never once addressed the argument *I* made instead of the one you wish I had.
If every other group that has done NOTHING for this country but is on the dole takes cuts, then we’ll talk.
Veterans benefits is *not* what is bankrupting our nation. The number one item that is bankrupting our government is from the DHS, which is 24.7% of the budget. The pension cuts are estimated to save $6 billion over the entirety of the cuts. The annual cost of the Obama Phone Program alone is over $2 Billion per year.
They are cutting benefits to wounded warriors???
“I will never leave a fallen comrade.” I guess that’s negotiable to you as long as you can still give away smartphones to the “poor.” Cut the fat. Cut pensions for future retirees. If that’s not enough, then we’ll talk about cutting pensions already earned.