[SkyPilot]

Ninety percent of our military is composed of people who have joined after Sept. 11, 2001. They, like those who came before them, are heroes. They answered the call of our nation in a time of need. They are now in need of our support. Without unions and a lobby in Washington, it is our duty to hold the government accountable and make it clear that in the future Washington may not renege on its agreements with our veterans.

Amen.

[SkyPilot]

By the way, I cannot post it as an article, but USA Today has a disgusting editorial on today's site, attempting to defend this indefensible betrayal to our men and women in uniform and those that have served.

Defend military pension cuts: Our view

They have a poll 1/2 down on the right hand side. Freep it if you wish. It is already overwhelmingly in disagreement to the USA Today editorial board, and the comments to the editorial are incredibly negative.

[BfloGuy]

a 1 percent reduction in the annual cost-of-living increase

Fun With Statistics!

But, of course, it isn't a "1 percent" reduction. If the cost of living increase were to be reduced by 1% (one penny on the dollar), some would grumble, but no one would be outraged.

The actual matter is that if inflation is deigned to be 2% in a given year and the increase is reduced to 1%, then it's a 50% reduction in the annual cost-of-living increase. Hey, but we all know that there's no inflation.

Right? I mean, that's what Ryan's aides must have told him. Otherwise, I can't imagine what he's doing.