Given the proclivity for hidden agendas, Obama and other liberal politicians are massing for an assault on patriotic men and women who have given (often the “full measure of devotion”) their lives to protect American interests.
The Congressional Budget Office under the Office of Management and Budget is proposing that veterans be denied or face significantly increased costs for the medical care that their service warrants. Congress has worked for several years to correct pay and healthcare deficits experienced by those who serve for less than the value their training and experience demands. Now CBO is proposing to add much higher costs to those already "taxing" our military and veterans lower than comparable wages and benefits.
Having served my country for over 22 years, I am intimately aware of the shortfall in compensation we provide our service members. My first year of active duty as an officer with the Navy had me in such a situation that my children were eligible for free lunches at school. Many enlisted service members were in far worse circumstances financially. Often they were eligible for food stamps!
Now, unless our representatives support those who have served or are serving, we will have to take another hit for health care costs at a time when the economy provides little opportunity to recover. This can be particularly bad for those on fixed incomes.
This cannot be!!
An article on Military.com summarizes well the impact on military families. See http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,182097,00.html
Step up and insist that those we elected to represent us to protect the lives of those who gave so much to protect us.
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