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He got $30K to leave the military when it needed to downsize. Now the government wants that money back.
NBC News ^ | July 4, 2024 | Melissa Chan

Posted on 07/04/2024 4:36:07 PM PDT by george76

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1 posted on 07/04/2024 4:36:07 PM PDT by george76
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And they wonder why they can’t gat new recruits.


2 posted on 07/04/2024 4:37:55 PM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
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We have to get the “Fricks” and “Fracks” out of government agencies...Too many of those running the show...


3 posted on 07/04/2024 4:40:38 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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Can’t it just be treated like a student loan?


4 posted on 07/04/2024 4:40:54 PM PDT by glorgau
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I guess there is no statute of limitations when it comes to government incompetence.


5 posted on 07/04/2024 4:42:16 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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“”The VA said it does not comment on pending legislation.””

And they think people believe that nonsense??? What a joke!


6 posted on 07/04/2024 4:42:43 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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Gotta pay for that student loan forgiveness somehow. This is absurd.


7 posted on 07/04/2024 4:42:57 PM PDT by pfflier
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I have YET to hear of them clawing back COVID fraud money or welfare fraud money from criminals.

But, they shamelessly go after our heroes.


8 posted on 07/04/2024 4:43:04 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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Blood boiling mad at this:

https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2020/11/california-edd-fraud-claims-inmates/


9 posted on 07/04/2024 4:44:34 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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This is wrong! I was in the USAF when they were offering reduction in force (RIF) benefits—often involuntarily. This money should not be recouped from other pay! It was not offered to offset anything else!


10 posted on 07/04/2024 4:45:12 PM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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Don’t blame the VA, blame the people who passed that last.


11 posted on 07/04/2024 4:46:04 PM PDT by JSM_Liberty
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due to a little-known law that prohibits veterans from receiving both disability and special separation pay. Under the law, the VA has to recoup special separation benefits from veterans before those eligible can begin receiving disability payments.


in some ways a fair rule, unless it affects you personally.


12 posted on 07/04/2024 4:46:33 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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“Now the government wants that money back.”

That wouldn’t be happening in Ukraine, since we have NO CLUE as to where the money actually went.


13 posted on 07/04/2024 4:46:52 PM PDT by BobL
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Consider the billions that went to Ukraine (US contractors) and the millions of illegals throughout the country. The US is incredibly #ed up right now.


14 posted on 07/04/2024 4:47:24 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist! )
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I’m seeing red. 🤯🤬
These government a-holes are in fact stealing from veterans and disabled veterans!! !
And illegals and welfare recipients are having any troubles. More free shit for them.
Freaking leftist scumbags. No one in the entire VA could look at this crap and say, “Wait a minute here; we are screwing over veterans; probably shouldn’t be doing this.” No one!? 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤮


15 posted on 07/04/2024 4:47:35 PM PDT by vpintheak (Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug. )
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https://militarypay.defense.gov/Benefits/Separation-Pay/

A Service member who receives ISP and later qualifies for retired pay, retainer pay, or disability compensation (from the Department of Veterans Affairs) will have their retired pay, retainer pay, or disability compensation reduced until the total amount deducted is equal to the total amount of ISP received. Waivers are not authorized for this repayment requirement.


stated up front now, maybe not then?


16 posted on 07/04/2024 4:48:05 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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1992-Bush was in charge. Blame republicans.

I knew a guy that got out after 19 years. Got credit for the 20th. He will be forever grateful to the POTUS for that year off. The POTUS at the time was Bill Clinton.


17 posted on 07/04/2024 4:48:41 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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"That’s wrong," said Reffitt, who lives in Twin City, Georgia. "You can’t just up and take it back."

Wanna bet? They know his account numbers...They'll put liens on his properties, and the feds friends at the state levels won't allow him to register his vehicles, on and on....One day he'll look at his account and note they just took it.

18 posted on 07/04/2024 4:49:19 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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Millions of illegal aliens and Ukraine need your money! Give it up!


19 posted on 07/04/2024 4:50:16 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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If you went over your old tax returns and discovered that you overpaid your income taxes by $30,000 thirty years ago, what are the chances they’d give it to you?


20 posted on 07/04/2024 4:50:56 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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