Posted on 06/07/2014 3:04:20 PM PDT by SandRat
Oh here it comes... put them all on Obamacare... then ObamaCare will be hailed as a great success
Not a bad idea...
Vets or retirees? I’m a vet but since I didn’t retire I can’t shop the exchanges far as I know.
I would have thought they already could do this. Military wives like to shop too, just like other wives. This has been possible since AOL and My Space days of before!
Whoa ... Finally got thru it all... This would be huge... Not sure the states would like the loss of tax revenue but wow... It’s for all honorably discharged vets if it goes thru
Active duty military, retirees,and their families are currently eligible for exchange privileges. Expanding this eligibility via online purchases for veterans and their families is not going to be well received by local merchants and major retailers who stand to lose millions. It will likely spawn a debate about automatic collection of sales taxes for all online purchases.
I don’t think that the Congress will go for it.
AAFES is currently only accessible to active duty, retirees and their dependents, and reservists. Vets who served but left the service is the subject of this proposal.
bring back the case lot sales at the commissaries that Obama got rid of...
I too am a vet and No,
You can not use the px
You really think this pos would do Anything to help vets???????
I’ll vote for anything that avoids sales tax. The up to 25% discount is just gravy.
Except government always sucks at business. It would be better to let someone like Amazon handle this and shut down the government operation.
Seems to me this is a good way to support the military. The AAFES system has worked well for a long time. The military, and the military way of life is constantly under attack by both the left and many on the right and if this helps to keep the AAFES system world wide solvent then I’m all for it. Amazon etc., are still available for those that choose...
I’m for it on one condition. Only sell Made in USA products!
If they are interested in increasing their customer base, they should let DOD civilians shop at these exchanges. Nowadays, many posts have more DOD civilians than active duty troops on them during the day.
VA employees can shop AAFES as well the Canteen at the VA hospital sells stuff through AFFES.
When you shop at the VA Canteen it is tax free.
From what I’ve seen, Amazon is already cheaper than AAFES. The last time I did a comparison of some items I was interested in, Amazon ran 10-40% less, including shipping.
If you are 100% vet like me you can. But honestly its not worth it anyways. The commissary may save some but the selection sucks, and the PX must be hiding that 25% savings because I dont see it when I go.
Looks good. I’d support it by buying something online every now and then.
For civilians who assume that AAFES item prices are all that low, they weren’t, when I was in the Guard. They were, all in all, just okay for the merchandise offered. Most civilians would see the prices as being a little high. And no, AAFES doesn’t sell tacticool stuff like camo nets as far as I can remember. It’s mostly civilian type personal and family items.
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