Posted on 12/23/2013 12:47:25 PM PST by SkyPilot
America’s veterans, those of us who were willing to give that last full measure of devotion, have been betrayed by the United States Congress, the Senate and the president. They have left us behind.
Members of Congress and the president are home with their loved ones after telling current military retirees, medically retired service-members, and future retirees that they must sacrifice their benefits as part of a lousy budget deal.
Today I received an email from my dear friend Dr. Dale Comstock, retired U.S. Army Paratrooper, Ranger and Special Forces soldier who served in combat operations from Grenada to Iraq to Afghanistan.
Dale emailed me from Hong Kong. “Now with the specter of increased Tricare costs and the loss of COLA, and the impact on disability (I am legitimately a 30% disabled vet) looming around the corner, I am wondering how far can we sink before we can’t get back to the surface? I think it is shameful that the military and retirees should burden more of the responsibility for budget cuts while illegal immigrants and other entitlement programs remain unscathed.
“Our government and the American people who tolerate this kind of behavior are, in my mind, traitors to this nation. In fact, I don’t think they are better than the terrorists that we must kill on their behalf. The only difference is that terrorists kill with weapons and the others kill with lies, deceit, and stealing money from those that work the hardest and sacrifice the most for all of us.”
Military retirees will have their cost of living adjustment (COLA) cut by one percent until they reach the age of 62 — in total a $6 billion cut.
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Yeah, but if he was actually consistent, he would have cut welfare to invading barbarians, and maybe even Congressional pensions. I would cut him a break for that.
But when they single out disabled military vets, they deserve a beating.
I dunno. How many people would be upset about cutting bennies to illegal aliens? Or cutting Congressional pensions?
They could have done better.
In the end, the ‘Pubbies gave up a lot, and got nothing. The Democrats will be back next session for whatever they didn’t get this time.
That is your opinion and you know about opinions...
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