[Lunatic Fringe]

It's about time...

[caisson71]

This is great and much needed. Provided there are no restrictive rules, ie. union labor only, inflated minimum wages pegged to union wages, cumbersome envoronmental regs.or other non-competative laws, this is an excellent move.

[centurion316]

o Private companies build and manage the housing, which is free to military families.

This is one of my all-time pet peeves, ranking right up there with reporters who say:

"the military pay no taxes"

"Food at the Commissary is free"

To set the record straight. Military housing is not free. Service members receive a housing allowance as a part of their overall compensation package. When a service member lives in government quarters, they forfeit this housing allowance - this is, in effect, their "rent". Not free.