Like I see all these rich military retirees walking around working in their dream jobs.
Most of the retirees that I've worked with (as a UXO tech) couldn't pour piss out of a boot. (Others would have succeeded in *anything* they chose to do.) Many of them "double-dip" into other retirement programs. The Secret Service junta that has taken over the FAM program is triple-dipping (Military, SS, and FAM). They seem to have an even greater sense of entitlement.
The fact remains, however, that entitlement politics is the tool of the left. Boycotting a business because they don't give out the same entitlements that you'd like to see, is straight out of the Jesse Jackson playbook. As a conservative, I refuse to sink to the level of the left.
I don’t recall asking anyone to boycott the theatre. The only course of action I was hoping to take was to contact the corporation and ask them to reconsider their position. If that’s what you call whining, then so be it.
What do you mean “entitlement politics”? Like the companies that feel “entitled” to do whatever they feel like? Or the politicians (and others) that feel entitled to tell me how I should live my life yet fail to follow their own declarations?
And boycotting a business is used by ALL people on all sides of the political spectrum. The Religious Right boycotts Disney because Disney has no problem with Homosexuals organizing a day there.
If most retirees you worked with in your field are bad...perhaps that is an indictment of your chosen career, not retirees in general. While there are some bad in every group, my experience has been the opposite of yours. Of course, I would love to hear what those who work with you have to say about your performance!
Most of the “rich” military retirees are not rich because of their military retired pay (which is not that much to be honest), but because they either saved while in and/or obtained a good paying job after retirement.
And, companies that offer a discount do so entice people in. To offer it to the military community simply means that their friends and families may support that business more than another that does not offer the military a discount. I ask at most places if there is one. Sometimes the savings can be substantial (such as at my vet when a pet was really ill).
And, for someone claiming to be IRR, your posts leave me scratching my head sometimes. Of course, I am a recent retiree myself...