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2008-03-15 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Bobby 2008-03-15 15:03|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 What the man is talking about is a policy that Congress implemented in treating retired military members different from all other citizens who've been injured while on active duty. If during the time of service you suffer a line of duty disability and you leave the service the VA pays a certain allowance above a specific percentage, be that rated as 10 per cent or higher. The VA compensation varies currently from $117, at 10%, up to $3000 for 100%, if the prior servicemember is supporting a spouse, children, and parents. If the servicemember departs with a general or honorable discharge this compensation is full UNLESS you are retired and are receiving retired pay. As a penalty for completing such service and as punishment for wearing the uniform Congress, which has billions of dollars for pork and kickbacks into their election fund, wrote the law so that for every dollar paid out in disability, then matching dollars are deducted from the retirement pay. We are not equal before the law. So Congress has been inching its way back from full withholding with 'exceptions' and various bookkeeping games to cover their image. First on the board was disability coverage that was directly combat related. [Gee Senator, nice that your son/daughter got a nifty job with the ~~pork~~ contractor who's funding you sponsored, but his hometown boy who gave of his body and soul in our fight is seeing money taken from his compensation.] Now they're using it as a tool to point out 'See, I support the troops' ~~by not screwing as much as we could have~~.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-03-15 16:20|| 2008-03-15 16:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Several months ago, I got on Harry's e-mail list, just so I could tap resources such as this letter to the taxpayers.

I do appreciate the explanation, P2K; I was pretty sure Harry was not the white knight he wanted to seem to be.

Posted by Bobby 2008-03-15 17:22|| 2008-03-15 17:22|| Front Page Top

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