My Blather On... Military vs Congressional Retirement; March 17th
G.I.s Getting Screwed [At the outset, I gotta admit that I'm all about FAIRNESS, particularly when it comes to ALL BRANCHES of the military. If a conflict exists, I tend to err on the side of said Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines!! * Full Disclosure : I was an Air Force member for nearly 13 years, an Army Reserve member for 5 years.] Remember all that 'Sequester' bullshit in late 2013?!? The most important among us is still~ and will, well into the future ~feeling the affects. One area of contention was reducing some Defense Department budget items. The item most easily defensible by the ' Congressional weanies ' is military pay, retirement pay and benefits. Most ' weanies ' have a small to non-existant military constituency so very few VOTERS in their district to whom said ' weanie ' must defend his decisions and actions. Said 'bullshit' was more a "do as I say, not as I do" kinda scenario: reduc...