Plus they will have to pay income tax on the premiums for their private insurance paid for by civilian employers.
What a charming and wonderful Commander In Chief.
This alone should promote a march on Washington. America needs to show support of our Military and shut this President down.
This has gotten a lot of publicity and it probably won’t go anywhere.
But it has definately hurt Hussein 0bama.
Is it April 1 already?
Posted numerous times already. Search is our friend
OUTRAGEOUS!
OUTRAGEOUS!
WHERE IS OUR OUTRAGE?
WE ARE A NATION OF GRUMBLERS AND NO GUTS!
SHAME!
SORRY. I’M ANGRY.
If Obama would speak the truth: “Let me be clear, I hate the military!”....
You know it's pretty bad when Jon Stewart rips Obama for it on The Daily Show.
Well how about ALL of the dead-assed government employees, including the Congressional royalty pay for their OWN medical expenses as well.
Well the $540 million can offset Air Force One operating costs, as well as Queen Nancy’s air travel, for the next year.
ACORN desperately needs money.
Poetry slams for crack babies....
Lots of good causes.
Reminds me of when soldiers were buying their own ammo for target practice.
And this from Bush years
Oct 31, 2004 7:52 pm US/Eastern (CBS)
Gen. Byrne says stories about families in Oregon having to go out and buy for their sons and daughters radio equipment, body armor, GPS gear, computers and night vision goggles because they weren’t being issued are true.
He said some Guard units are also using Vietnam era M-16 assault rifles, which he calls adequate for state duty but not acceptable for duty in Iraq. There is also a bullet shortage for training, he says.
It bothers him, but “there’s nothing I can do about it,” he says.
“If I was making the decisions, I would readjust,” he says. “The soldier on the ground should be a focus. When that’s taken care of you can take care of other stuff.”
The so called clothing allowance never made a dent in my uniform expenses either.
so is obama going to make insurance companies waive pre existing conditions for this men and women? i don’t see how he can make the private industrys pay for service related injuries and illness. and of course we all know that our premiums will go up to cover the increase in what the insurance companies have to pay out.
Sure Obama, right after you and Mrs. Obama start paying market rate rent for the Whitehouse. It ought to be worth $20,000 a month don’t you think?