Just amazing to me. Two decades of being in most places other than home, standing watch on Christmas in various forgein countries and living through the anxiety of hostile action in some of the worlds worst shitholes, and it comes to this.
Now, just a few years after I served our country with distinction, beleiving the work I was doing had some significance, it turns out that the majority of our congress, senate and our ridiculous excuse for a president have come to the conclusion that I’m the problem. Me and all my military brothers and sisters are the leeches on society that must be put in check. We’re just greedy scammers that gamed the system for a fat benefits package stolen from the taxpayers of this country.
Knowing that the screwing has just begun, perhaps I could swap the money for another chance to make it to my daughter’s school play? How about her birthday? Prom? Can I have it all back, please? I can see now that the smart money was with those who stuck around my small town, pumped out a half dozen kids and became welfare kings and queens. It’s funny, those same people told me how dumb I was for signing up for the military. I thought they were losers and slackers. I was wrong.
As a nation, we go to great lengths to normalize “those in need” No more do they have to pull food stamps out of a little book in front of a crowd of shoppers, or cash an AFDC check at the local bank. No. That’s beneath them, and would hurt their self immage. We look at them, and those collecting thier 99th week of unemployment as honorable victims of a harsh society. But, when it comes to us military retirees, well, nothing compares to our low- down attempt to swindle the American public.
In a few years, I bet they take it all. What the hell can we do about it? Voting is worthless. Both sides just take turns twisting the knife. As another poster said, I’d be more than happy to take a cut if it was an across the board solution, involving all government expenditures. But that’s not going to happen. Not only will only the military retirees see a direct reduction in real pension, but the goverment will go right on burying my kids in future debt.
We’re a disgrace as a nation.
Been that way for a long time and will continue unabated. The American people are too uninformed to take action.