It's also not true. While we don't get what the WW2 era vets got, we do ok. Many state universities let you attend for free, plus we get $40,000 for college.
Duane wrote: > It's a pretty pathetic way to treat military personnel in my opinion. Ask > them to put their life on the line, then slap them in the face by telling > them that their service doesn't amount to much once they get home. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 12:19 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: So Nobody Cares Anymore? > > 2 things today appalled me (which is saying a lot after 7 years of Bush): > > (1.) John Yoo's torture memo was released. It would've taken him less > time, but I suppose not been as insulting, for him to just take a shit > on an original copy of the constitution. WTF? Seriously. Why not > just say "Bush is King and no laws apply to him." Oh. I guess he > did. Where's the outrage? Am I the only one that cares? > > (2.) GI Bill. Apparently giving soldiers a miniscule increase in > their ridiculously meager benefits is controversial. McCain doesn't > support it. Neither does the Bush administration which shouldn't > surprise anyone since he routinely kicks the military in the nuts but > they don't seem to notice. Here's what the Administration has say > about giving the troops more money: > > "Attracting qualified recruits using large, across-the-board basic > benefits incurs the risk that many who enter for the benefits will > leave as soon as they can use them," said Thomas L. Bush, acting > deputy assistant secretary of defense. > > That could lower the number of experienced non-commissioned officer > and petty officers available and put more pressure on recruiting to > replace those that leave, Bush said. > > Bush also said the current GI Bill for active duty is "basically sound > and serves its purpose." > > "The department finds no need for the kind of sweeping and expensive > changes offered," Bush said. > ---------- > > Take that soldiers. Iraq costs $12B per month so we can't afford $2B > more per year for you or you might actually use the benefits and > leave. As long as you're poor and futureless, the Bush Whitehouse > will sleep easy. > > WTF? > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:257948 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
