I have utmost respect for our military but a pay freeze is required for all or most military personnel. No part of government can be spared from budget reductions. I am not comparing military service to government work. I am indicating that we are broke and better start acting like it if we want to avoid an economic collapse. Military spending reductions will be necessary although hopefully less than other areas of non core government services.
The big bucks go for CONTRACTS and Social Security.
What you do when times get tough is spread the burden, and hopefully round up all the Democrat politicians and impale them (in some manner) to let our enemies know WE KNOW WHO'S THE REAL ENEMY.
Respectfully, but after what our government has spent in the last few years, what makes you believe that any of those leftist clowns have the slightest interest in cutting spending?
Seriously, are the dems REALLY trying to save money? Is a proposed military pay freeze really supposed to be "fair", or is it just supposed to be a poison pill for other proposed Federal pay freezes?
I mean, come on. How much money are we pissing away on endless so-called "unemployment" benefits? How much did we give to ACORN? Yeah, but controlling spending begins with freezing military pay and screwing with military health plans and retirement.
I agree. I work for a small privately held company. The employees at my company have not had a pay increase in 5 years. When I lost my job a year ago I took a new job for less than 1/2 the pay I was making. We have to put our nation back together and every citizen must bear some of the burden. The minute we make one exception, there will be other clamoring.
I also feel social security benefits should be cut by 5% across the board and the COLA eliminated. Time to get serious about making real cuts in spending.
With respect to the military, we can no longer afford to be the world’s policeman. Bring the troops home from around the world and let the rest of the world deal with its own problems. Station troops on our southern border to stop the invasion of illegals as well as the drug trafficking and gang crime.
No cuts for illegals and muslims. They deserve every benefit and freebie they get. They really need more. (s)
Easiest way to save money regarding the military would be to stop fighting wars. The entire war budget would then be saved and the equipment replacement/repair budget drops dramatically.
Not to mention the drop in transportation expenses, what with much less deployments.
But you’d keep that going and then cut pay on the guys doing the fighting? Geez...
Wrong!!! Yes we are broke but lets see, how about we start with Congress? We can start cutting their pay and bennies, let them live in barracks as well. Then we can move on to cutting all bennies to illegals. After that we can quit importing poverty from 3rd world illiterate countries and quit giving bennies to their families that follow through chain migration...........if you can’t feed yourself, I would suggest you stay home and don’t travel across the world for me to take care of you!!! How about we get rid of these stupid entities the the DOE, DHS, Dept. of Energy, etc.? And as for federal worker pay freezes, they should be cut in half first!!!
And last but not least, the military tightens their belt and makes the sacrifice the minute they raise their hand and swear to serve our country.
How about—NO.
How many millionaires and above are in Congress right now? The pay they receive is chump change to them—I would LOVE to see Boehner lead the way in donating his ENTIRE Congressional salary to a military fund (if HolyO and those anti-American idiots force all this through)—what happened last week? John Kerry rented out everything somewhere for himself? (Saw the story in passing)—wonder how many democrats who pay lip service “Oh, I’m against the war but I support the troops!!” BS would jump on THAT bandwagon if the Republicans in the House and Senate did such a thing???
Yes, I’m dreaming again. Someone slap me and wake me up from this nightmare. :*(
Wow, Mr. businessprofessor. You’re just too smart for words. The military is the best bargain in government. And the people who volunteer to serve are even willing to give up their lives in defense of your right to say stupid things.
Ok, how about this.....
How about cutting half or all of the Department of Education's budget since they loose half of it each year because of a total lack of accountability.
Or better yet let's eliminate or re-align some of this dead wood:
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Administration for Native Americans
Administration on Aging (AoA)
Administration on Developmental Disabilities
Administrative Committee of the Federal Register
Administrative Conference of the United States
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
African Development Foundation
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Agency for International Development
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Agricultural Marketing Service
Agricultural Research Service
Agriculture Department (USDA)
Air Force (Roll them back into the Army)
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau (Justice)
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (Treasury)
American Battle Monuments Commission
AMTRAK (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Appalachian Regional Commission
Architect of the Capitol
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board)
Archives (National Archives and Records Administration)
Arctic Research Commission
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Arms Control and International Security
Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Interagency Coordinating Committee
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
Bonneville Power Administration
Botanic Garden
Broadcasting Board of Governors (Voice of America, Radio|TV Marti and more)
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (Justice)
Bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade (Treasury)
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS)
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
Bureau of Industry and Security (formerly the Bureau of Export Administration)
Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Bureau of Prisons
Bureau of Public Debt
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau of the Census
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Capitol Visitor Center
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly the Health Care Financing Administration)
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Chief Acquisition Officers Council
Chief Financial Officers Council
Chief Human Capital Officers Council
Chief Information Officers Council
Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
Citizenship and Immigration Services Bureau (formerly Immigration and Naturalization Service)
Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
Commerce Department
Commission of Fine Arts
Commission on Civil Rights
Commission on International Religious Freedom
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission)
Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Community Planning and Development
Comptroller of the Currency Office
Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US CERT)
Congress
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Congressional Research Service
Constitution Center
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Copyright Office
Corporation for National and Community Service
Council of Economic Advisers
Council on Environmental Quality
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Court of Federal Claims
Court of International Trade
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia
Customs and Border Protection
Denali Commission
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Department of Education (ED)
Department of Energy (DOE)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Department of Labor (DOL)
Department of State (DOS)
Department of the Interior (DOI)
Department of the Treasury
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Director of National Intelligence
Disability Employment Policy Office
District of Columbia Home Page
Domestic Policy Council
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs (State Department)
Economic Adjustment Office
Economic Analysis, Bureau of
Economic Development Administration
Economic Research Service
Economics & Statistics Administration
Election Assistance Commission
Employee Benefits Security Administration (formerly Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration)
Employment and Training Administration (Labor Department)
Endangered Species Committee
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Energy Information Administration
English Language Acquisition Office
Engraving and Printing, Bureau of
Environmental Management (Energy Department)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Export Administration (now the Bureau of Industry and Security)
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)
As well as the hundreds of others that I havn’t listed.
Each one of these so-called “commissions” has a board where each member receives a 6 figure salary each year