Since the government can (and did) take 1% away from retired military folks, I’d say this is just fine. In fact, it’s my chief complaint that so far, that we only seem to see military folks as the patsies for government cuts. If we all share the pain, it takes the sting out of the disrespect. All in all, it’s something I’d like to see extended to all areas of the budget, both discretionary and entitlement.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
Winston Churchill