{"id":38955,"date":"2013-12-21T07:46:31","date_gmt":"2013-12-21T12:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=38955"},"modified":"2013-12-21T11:22:54","modified_gmt":"2013-12-21T16:22:54","slug":"fixing-what-they-fed-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=38955","title":{"rendered":"Fixing what they f***ed up"},"content":{"rendered":"

I got an email last night from my Congressman, David McKinley<\/a>, his pesky weekly updates. This one was to inform me that he’s working his balls off to fix veterans’ pensions after they voted last week to cut the cost of living allowances we’d be getting over the next several years. <\/p>\n

Today, Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) became an original co-sponsor of three bills (H.R. 3788, 3789, 3790) that would reverse a provision in the budget agreement that would cut the cost of living adjustments for military retirees.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongress should not be trying to cut spending on the backs of those who served,\u201d said Rep. McKinley. \u201cMany military retirees and disabled veterans are being unfairly penalized by having their cost of living increases cut which is one of the reasons I voted against the budget agreement. These three needed pieces of legislation will restore what is owed to military retirees and disabled veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n

H.R. 3788: Replaces the decrease in cost-of-living increases for military retirees with a provision that would require anyone who claims a child tax credit must have a valid social security number. The Joint Economic Committee projects this will save almost $8 billion over ten years.
\n H.R. 3789: Exempts the retired pay of certain disabled veterans from the reduced adjustment of retired pay and retainer pay amounts for retired members of the Armed Forces under age 62.
\n H.R. 3790: Repeals the annual adjustment of retired pay and retainer pay amounts for retired members of the Armed Forces under age 62.<\/p>\n

Under the two-year budget agreement, military retirees under the age of 62 would see their pensions increase at a slower pace, with their cost-of-living adjustments linked to the rate of inflation minus one percent. At the age of 62, retirees would receive adjustments linked to the full rate of inflation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, well, that’s all well and good, but Mr. McKinley doesn’t mention the fact that he voted for the bill to cut pensions to begin with. If “Congress should not be trying to cut spending on the backs of those who served”, then why did he vote for it in the first place? Actually, the damage to Congress’ reputation has been done – we all see we’re just pawns in the greater game of politics, like we were when we were serving. I’ll be looking for someone else to vote for next year.<\/del><\/p>\n

Fox News<\/a> reports;<\/p>\n

According to a 2011 Treasury Inspector General report, the Internal Revenue Service mailed $4.2 billion in child-credit checks to undocumented immigrants in 2010. <\/p>\n

“Millions of people are seeking this tax credit who, we believe, are not entitled to it. We have made recommendations to the IRS as to how they could address this, and they have not taken sufficient action in our view to solve the problem,” the report said. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Um, let’s see if Congress has the guts to replace the cut on veterans’ pensions with this boondoggle vote-buying scheme. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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