I just read an article about a request to cut the pay of our military men and women. I am not surprised, but even the whisper of cutting troop pay is disgusting to me. Shameful. Now to put it into context, there is a worry that there wont be enough money to pay for important things, like equipment and weaponry. I have a solution....... Why not stop starting fucking wars? Remember the outrage over Obama trying to cut the funding for those crazy jets? Obama weakens U.S.
I sure hope we done fall for this mess..... Article below
Decrease Troop, not military spending
Some of the more interesting parts are:
Congress has been so determined to take care of troops and their families that for several years running it has overruled the Pentagon and mandated more generous pay raises than requested by the Bush and Obama administrations.
In the midst of two long-running wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, defense officials are increasingly worried that the government's generosity is unsustainable and that it will leave them with less money to buy weapons and take care of equipment.