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Veterans Rip Paul Ryan over Budget's Military Pension Cuts (see the Facebook comments)
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| 21 Dec 13
| Mary Chastain
Posted on 12/24/2013 10:52:47 AM PST by SkyPilot
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To: SkyPilot
If I read pension cuts one more time I’m going to scream. It’s a one percent change in the rate of increase beginning in 2015.
To: SkyPilot
Ryan is an A-hole as big as Soetoro.
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posted on
12/24/2013 1:27:35 PM PST
by
VRWC For Truth
(Roberts has perverted the Constitution)
To: Retired Chemist
It includes disabled and survivor benefits, Hegel and McCain are making noise to shut down stateside commissaries (effecting AD folks) and booting retirees, disabled and spouses out of TRICARE...
For the average guy who doesn't think its a big deal never wore combat boots.
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posted on
12/24/2013 1:39:34 PM PST
by
darkwing104
(Forgive but don't forget)
To: darkwing104
I wore combat boots for 6 years.
To: darkwing104
to shut down stateside commissariesI read that some deem them not necessary in the age of COSTCO and Sam's Club.
To: Retired Chemist
This isn't personal, I can take the hit but I can't allow the disabled vets, survivors and their children to take the cuts. The Charities are nice but in the political area they should be untouchable.
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posted on
12/24/2013 2:17:33 PM PST
by
darkwing104
(Forgive but don't forget)
To: SkyPilot
The future of policy in DC from the big parties are austerity measures that involve “cuts” to programs along with higher taxes.
This is what Ryan and Murray just did with their “bipartisan” deal with most of their respective parties members in the House voting for it.
In the Senate, 36 Republicans opposed it, but for most of them it was a show they were putting on.
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posted on
12/24/2013 2:27:52 PM PST
by
Nextrush
(AFFORDABLE CARE ACT=HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY BAILOUT ACT)
To: darkwing104
Changing the way the COLA is calculated was also proposed as a way to extend the life of social Security.
To: Retired Chemist
>>>I wore combat boots for 6 years.
27 years and counting.
To: Retired Chemist
Changing the way the COLA is calculated was also proposed as a way to extend the life of social Security. The COLA percentages for Retiree pay was the same as SS adjustments. They were linked by by law.
My gut is telling me that both parties are gaging the backlash from this episode before targeting Social Security COLA in the near future. Forbes' Robert Laura wrote about it last weekend
Military Retirement Cuts: Prelude To Coming Social Security Changes
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posted on
12/24/2013 2:50:00 PM PST
by
darkwing104
(Forgive but don't forget)
To: SkyPilot
Congress is full of a bunch of snakes in the grass.
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posted on
12/24/2013 4:16:21 PM PST
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
To: Retired Chemist
If I read pension cuts one more time Im going to scream. Its a one percent change in the rate of increase beginning in 2015.That's still a cut from what we were supposed to get. Don't fall for government bafflegab.
To: SkyPilot; blueyon; KitJ; T Minus Four; xzins; CMS; The Sailor; ab01; txradioguy; Jet Jaguar; ...
Active Duty/Retiree ping.
To: Jet Jaguar
Paul Ryan Facebook When you hit the "View previous comments" under Ryan's most recent posts, you get an earful. People across the nation are outraged.
Ryan doesn't care. He wants to use this betrayal as a springboard towards screwing us all further.
Merry Christmas.
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posted on
12/24/2013 5:54:59 PM PST
by
SkyPilot
To: Retired Chemist
Get ready to scream. It is a cut in their future pensions. By reducing their COLA by 1% they are reducing the pensions until they reach 65.
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posted on
12/24/2013 6:04:47 PM PST
by
Baron 2A
(Those that can, do; those who can't, teach; those who do neither become journalists!)
To: Parley Baer
Veterans are not the only ones ripping Paul Ryan. Not only did he screw the Veterans but he kicked the can down the road on any kind of budget reform. All true, but never forget that he had help - a lot of RINOS are enjoying some time out of the mix even though they voted in the House or tried their "I voted for cloture but didn't vote for it" yo-yo-s in the Senate.
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posted on
12/25/2013 2:38:38 AM PST
by
trebb
(Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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