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Obama Pulls Combat Pay For Deployed U.S. Troops
Pat Dollard ^ | February 4th, 2012 | Angelia Phillips

Posted on 02/09/2012 9:22:32 AM PST by Texas Fossil

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Acting to further demoralise our soldiers is his trademark.

The Quisling Imposter, Obozo.

1 posted on 02/09/2012 9:22:36 AM PST by Texas Fossil
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To: Texas Fossil

Obama and the Dems are very good at doing what we *never* do when we’re in power — punish enemies.


2 posted on 02/09/2012 9:28:43 AM PST by kevao
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To: Texas Fossil

I’m retired military. PayPal is NOT the vehicle for receiving military pay; comes through DFAS - Defense Finance and Accounting System. I believe his assertions need a second look.


3 posted on 02/09/2012 9:31:17 AM PST by AZhardliner
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To: Texas Fossil
If zero is reelected, there will be no end to these type of cuts happening.
4 posted on 02/09/2012 9:31:17 AM PST by duckman (Go Newt...)
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To: kevao

Agreed.

When we push these B__tards out of power this time, we must identify them, try them, sentence them, punish them. And never ever forget those who aided them.


5 posted on 02/09/2012 9:32:25 AM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: duckman

We the people, must provide the END.


6 posted on 02/09/2012 9:33:16 AM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: Texas Fossil

insanity

This man has got to be the most anti-American President ever. More benefits for the shiftless while he shafts hard working taxpayers and soldiers.


7 posted on 02/09/2012 9:35:33 AM PST by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: Texas Fossil

http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/combatpay.asp


8 posted on 02/09/2012 9:40:27 AM PST by Signalman
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To: Texas Fossil

Great! Now let him stop paying the members of Congress their Member’s Representational Allowance for the days they are not actually (under fire) in their home districts! That ain’t gonna happen.

“The 2011 allowances range from $1,356,975 to $1,671,596, with an average MRA of $1,446,009.”

Obama, you sorry scumbag.

While in Vietnam we counted on that $2.20 per day for getting shot at. Now our troops get the magnificent sum of $7.50 per day! Obviously, this is the cause of the trillions of dollars of debt the country is in!


9 posted on 02/09/2012 9:41:21 AM PST by BwanaNdege (Man has often lost his way, but modern man has lost his address - Gilbert K. Chesterton)
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To: AZhardliner

They obviously confused MyPay with PayPal. Easy midtake for a civian to make.


10 posted on 02/09/2012 9:45:12 AM PST by TonyM (E)
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To: AZhardliner

They obviously confused MyPay with PayPal. Easy midtake for a civian to make.


11 posted on 02/09/2012 9:45:38 AM PST by TonyM (E)
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To: Texas Fossil

This isn’t exactly correct; the change started on 01FEB2012 so IDP is now pro-rated. Areas eligible for IDP are (as they always have been) defined by lat/long or by entire countries. The issue in the past was that a person only had to spend part of one day in an area to collect pay for the entire month; many rear echelon staffers would hop a flight that skirted an area and get the bonus for an entire 30 days. It’s not accurate implying ‘one has to be shot at’ to get the pay.


12 posted on 02/09/2012 9:49:48 AM PST by GreyHoundSailor
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I'm certainly not a fan of our current president.

Read the military.com article, and don't rely on the rants of patdollard.com.

As a veteran, I find the conditions to receive hazard pay reasonable.

13 posted on 02/09/2012 9:58:41 AM PST by sonofagun (Some think my cynicism grows with age. I like to think of it as wisdom!)
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To: AZhardliner
I’m retired military. PayPal is NOT the vehicle for receiving military pay; comes through DFAS - Defense Finance and Accounting System. I believe his assertions need a second look.

I thought that sounded kinda hinky, too.

14 posted on 02/09/2012 10:00:01 AM PST by SuziQ
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As a veteran, I find the conditions to receive hazard pay reasonable.

I agree. This is reasonable and appropriate.

15 posted on 02/09/2012 10:06:38 AM PST by First A Patriot (Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God)
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To: AZhardliner

The second that...unless they outsourced when we weren’t looking. Maybe that’s how they save a few millions.


16 posted on 02/09/2012 10:14:57 AM PST by Portcall24
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To: AZhardliner

I second that...unless they outsourced when we weren’t looking. Maybe that’s how they save a few millions.


17 posted on 02/09/2012 10:15:33 AM PST by Portcall24
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To: First A Patriot
Have to agree

Retired grunt who has drawn my share of hostile fire pay.

18 posted on 02/09/2012 10:16:14 AM PST by and so? (If it angers you, a sarcasm or irony tag after everything I post should be assumed)
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19 posted on 02/09/2012 10:17:18 AM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Texas Fossil

I agree with this policy 100%! And the best way to make sure it works is to send a civilian government employee along on every patrol to see if any shots are fired. They would have to be up front because they’d have to check the bullets from both sides. Wouldn’t want to miss out on counting those bullets. They seem to want to count days.


20 posted on 02/09/2012 10:29:55 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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