Should he not even own a car then?"
I didn't say he shouldn't own a car. You disagree with me with a "Strawman Fallacy". I'm sure you didn't intend to.
I've listed facts available, with some personal knowledge about military retirement and medical retirement benefits. As a frugal individual, for someone making a few thousand dollars a month, my opinion is that +/- $200/mo isn't that hard.
Here's where I would like to see Congress help Veterans:
* Active duty service members in good standing should get at least an 80% reduction on their Federal taxes; National Guard and Reserve members should get 30-50%.
* States should NOT be able to charge taxes on Service members who are serving outside the State. They spend no money there and receive no benefits. Why should they pay?
* Retired veterans in good standing should have a 50% reduction in Federal taxes. All of our money was taxed while in service. We'll pay as we always have. ("They say that in the Army the pay is mighty fine, they give you a hundred dollars and take back 99).
* Federal and many state governments tax military retirement pay. Disability remains tax free.
The E-5 who had two kids and divorced after his service may not be the best case for a "veteran living on SNAP".
You obviously have so much money that you think anyone who can’t quite make it paycheck to paycheck should just starve for being too stupid to be rich.
There are multi-million dollar corporations and businesses who live on a fine balance of profit or loss margin between black or red of only $200.
This is way way over your head or your moral standards...
nurses worked 24/7 during covid while everybody else sat home in their pj's drinking coffee and getting paid..if anyone deserved a tax free benefit,it was them.