George Bush Screwing the Military Retiree
If you think this is a liberals comment against the President, IT ISN'T.
As a military retiree, I feel it is appalling how George Bush is screwing Veterans. He now wants to triple the healthcare cost of military retirees, and this is after not supporting providing disability payments to them. A military retiree with disabilities DOES NOT receive any compensation for their injuries or illnesses. The government takes it out of their retirement. Any other federal worker gets their disability payments in addition to their retirement pay. I guess the Bush feels the military does less and is less important than the 9-5 federal civil service workers. With the minimal retirement they give to the military retiree, now they want them to pay a great deal more for their healthcare. I remember when healthcare for military retirees and their families was taken care of by the government. My how things have changed. Not much our soldiers in the War On Terrorism can look forward to. By the way, now they have to pay for their college education. Other than being patriotic, I don't see any other benefit joining the military now days.
George Bush Screwing the Military Retiree
It's all part of the "grand bureaucracy". Yes, Veterans are getting screwed. And if the vets don't help they turn to SS disability and often wait years for approval. Go to this site and check some of the comments by veterans, it will make you ill! BUT, if you are an illegal alien, you'll get SSI, no problemo!
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/ ... i?SSDC&251
Here's a couple examples.
4996. Tee TN 37831 Disabled American Veteran - lost in the system while trying to get some financial relief.
5062. Michael Coursen MI 48746 I was denied even though I am a 100\% service connected disabled Veteran! The thanks I get for serving my country.
George Bush Screwing the Military Retiree
"YUP 250 million for the guest worker program..a shaft for the military...but, mind you, if they don't get enough young idealistic guys to join they will reinstitute the draft. "
Roadrunner, I have often wondered if the Bush plan for immigration doesn't have some to do with the military. Think about it. If many of the 18 year olds and up are in Iraq, etc, they aren't here working and lucky us, we have millions of illegals to take the jobs. If the jobs these young people do are taken, they often have no choice but to go in the military.