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Obama threatens defense veto if health care premiums for military not increased
Examiner ^ | July 24, 2013 | Joe Newby

Posted on 07/25/2013 4:31:10 PM PDT by Red Steel

The Obama administration is threatening to veto the 2014 defense authorization bill unless health care insurance premiums and co-pays are increased, Investor's Business Daily said Wednesday. The administration also wants to reduce the proposed 1.8 percent pay increase for military personnel.

According to the Army Times, the administration says the bill is "too generous with military pay" and not generous enough for civilian employees. The administration only wants to give service members a one percent raise.

"A 1.8 percent increase would keep pace [with] the average increase last year in private sector salaries, while the 1 percent raise would create a slight gap," the Army Times said. Obama's proposed increase would be the first raise in over a decade that failed to keep pace with the private sector, IBD said.

The administration has also proposed cost-cutting measures like increased Tricare health fees for military retirees.

Citing the Navy Times, IBD said Obama's proposal includes a freeze for 2014 for Medicare-eligible retirees in the Tricare for Life program.

(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...


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KEYWORDS: abortion; benghazi; deathpanels; defense; fastandfurious; impeachnow; irs; militaryhealthcare; obama; obamacare; tricare; zerocare
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To: Red Steel

Well come ooonn guys! They gotta get the money from somewhere to pay for that $72 million in bonuses to the IRS and the $100 million for Obamas partying.


21 posted on 07/25/2013 4:50:34 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Someday our schools will teach the difference between "lose" and "loose")
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To: Red Steel

With all his ‘personal’ suggestions for cuts, it is obvious he is trying to dampen enthusiasm to enlist. He only wants a ‘Civilian Security Force’ to rival the Military in funding. He doesn’t want us to be protected or defended. I am sick.


22 posted on 07/25/2013 4:51:15 PM PDT by originalbuckeye (Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy)
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To: Red Steel

Why does the military have to bear the burden of this lousy health “reform” bill? This Administration is crazy and dangerous.


23 posted on 07/25/2013 4:51:41 PM PDT by popdonnelly (The right to self-defense is older than the Constitution.)
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To: Red Steel

Sure typical leftist mentality take away from those that earned benefits by fighting for, dying for, standing the watch on foregin shores on many holiday’s away from families , and loved ones, in other words those that gave true sacrifice to the nation, and giving those benefits away for free to degenerates that want to sit on the couch and smoke a bong, talking on their Obama phones, using their SNAP benefits at McDonalds and swiping their EBT cards at 711 to get their 40’s and a pack of smokes, while they wait to get their section 8 housing vouchers filled, and get their free Obamacare....


24 posted on 07/25/2013 4:54:08 PM PDT by Typical_Whitey (Remember America "The FIsh Rots From the Head Down")
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks Red Steel.
According to the Army Times, the administration says the bill is "too generous with military pay" and not generous enough for civilian employees.

25 posted on 07/25/2013 4:54:20 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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To: Red Steel

Make the bastard veto it.

Having democrat fascist Senators resisting an override of that veto with troops engaged overseas is a perfect beginning for the 2014 election season.


26 posted on 07/25/2013 4:58:22 PM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory.)
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To: SCHROLL

Never. Our military will follow orders right over the cliff. They are simply sheeple like the rest of us.


27 posted on 07/25/2013 4:59:34 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: Red Steel

How does he sleep at night? I started to say something else, but don’t want to be banned. (I’m fuming...again!)


28 posted on 07/25/2013 4:59:54 PM PDT by MomofMarine
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To: Red Steel

Reduce pay

Increase insurance payments

Increase co-pays...

Wow, I guess he’s really not running again.


29 posted on 07/25/2013 5:02:37 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Kill the bill... Begin enforcing our current laws, signed by President Ronald Reagan.)
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To: laplata

Harry’s people were telling him that Mac Arthur wanted a plane to fly around in and bad mouth Truman.

Mr. Truman told them to give him one, but don’t service it.

When it got too unsafe to fly the tour would be over.


30 posted on 07/25/2013 5:04:35 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: Red Steel

This from the party that discards voting ballots from the military.


31 posted on 07/25/2013 5:06:13 PM PDT by I want the USA back (If I Pi$$ed off just one liberal today my mission has been accomplished.)
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To: Red Steel

Well maybe he’s running out of money for vacations and golf outings, or maybe Reggie has gotten more expensive. Whatever, we must all remember that Obama believes that the needs of the ONE(him) outweigh the needs of the many!


32 posted on 07/25/2013 5:06:43 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Red Steel

A 2 star general with under 2 years service has a base pay of over $118K/year.

That’s quite a bit more than any O-5 or below will ever get no matter how long they serve!

http://www.militaryfactory.com/military_pay_scale.asp


33 posted on 07/25/2013 5:06:46 PM PDT by Brown Deer (Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
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To: Venturer

I can picture Truman doing that. I’m a history/trivia buff and appreciate the info. Thanks.


34 posted on 07/25/2013 5:08:43 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
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To: Red Steel
What a great time to draw the line. Support military families and force odumbo to cave on something, anything.

He has been living a charmed existence. everything he does is bad for the military but he always gets his way somehow....Slap him down.

35 posted on 07/25/2013 5:12:48 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: Red Steel

He never served a DAY, hell, he never so much as wore a Boy Scout uniform. Do Muslims have a scouting program?


36 posted on 07/25/2013 5:20:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the mainland US There'd be a rifle behind each blade of grass.)
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To: Red Steel

It was Bill Clinton who made ppl medicare eligible to pay into medicare if we wanted to use military facilities..prior to that we did not pay into medicare... if we were medicare eligible we used tri care for life, or paid the fee for tri care. it never end for screwing our military. Except for photo ops


37 posted on 07/25/2013 5:21:13 PM PDT by JoanneSD
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Do Muslims have a scouting program?


They strap explosives on them and teach them to kill at very young ages.


38 posted on 07/25/2013 5:23:45 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
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To: American in Israel

100 million dollars for a junket to Africa would cover more than enough of the military pay raise, and retain the same premiums.

Not however for this “hopeless changer” marxist. Dissension in the ranks, coupled with lickspittle leaders equals...the Red Army part 2. A military that is already on foodstamps and subsidies is being hammered further to effect “change”. Meanwhile billions wasted on the non-working “gimmees” who are sitting on their asses.


39 posted on 07/25/2013 5:26:54 PM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: Red Steel

bastard


40 posted on 07/25/2013 5:32:43 PM PDT by bravo whiskey (We should not fear our government. Our government should fear us.)
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