America’s worst headache: She is being forced to drop her vets

Greetings,

  We were warned that this was coming. Long before ever the super power was reduced to vagabond status, we were warned of America’s fate. She was told that she would not be able to care for her soldiers and troops who would be lucky enough to return from war zones.

  You are seeing it, and the soldiers or vets are raising hell over the fact that their government, the one that sent them into war in the first place, is discarding them as trash.

   Your were told that, “What can we expect at the end of the war? Paradise or hell? See Bible, Dan. 9:26, 27. and at the end of the war desolations are determined…and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. This is like saying do not expect healing ointment to be poured on the sore that has been made. 

  You will not get healing ointment. Instead ,you will get a worse sore. With trying to find a job for the unemployed soldiers who are returning from the war zone(if they have a chance to return), this will be one of the worst headaches for the government, that she ever received.”(The End of The War–Elijah Muhammad)

 Military retirees: You betrayed us, Congress

Retired military veterans are outraged that their pensions are being cut by the budget deal.

Military retirees are outraged that Congress will start voting Thursday on a budget deal that trims military pensions, calling the move “an egregious breach of faith.”

The Military Coalition, some 27 military groups, wrote to leaders in Congress and President Obama late Wednesday about their “strong objection” and “grave concern” over the budget deal.

 The deal cuts pension cost of living raises by 1 percentage point for military retirees who aren’t disabled and not yet 62 years old. Cost of living hikes are automatic raises intended to keep up with inflation.

The problem is, most military retirees are a lot younger than private sector retirees. They enlist in their 20’s and retire in their 40’s. Very few stay on till they are 62 — those who may be lucky enough to escape major injuries at war, or rose to higher echelons in the military system.

When compounded, the 1 percentage point cut could result in much more than a 20% reduction in retiree pensions over 20 years.

Related: 5 things the budget deal doesn’t do

The average cut in pension payouts, including compounding interest, for a retiring Army Sergeant first class, would be about $3,700 each year, according to the Military Officers Association of America. Over 20 years, the total losses could balloon to more than $80,000.

“While portrayed as a minor change, a 20% reduction in retired pay and survivor benefit values is a massive cut in military career benefits,” wrote groups, including the Air Force Sergeants Association, Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America and the Marine Corps League, among others in the letter.

The change is infuriating to military retirees like Army Col. Michael Barron, who retired nearly 4 years ago, after 30 years of service, which included being deployed to both Iraq wars….more here at CNN

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