Late Friday, President Obama formally notified Congress that he wants to cap next year\u2019s military basic pay raise at 1 percent, unless Congress comes up with an alternative mandate.<\/p>\n
This is the second consecutive August that Obama has announced plans to offer service members a pay hike that would lag behind anticipated private-sector wage growth. The 2014 pay raise was 1 percent, as well. Those are the lowest basic pay raises since the dawn of the all-volunteer era in 1973.<\/p>\n
The White House blamed ongoing budget constraints for the move, echoing arguments made by Pentagon budget planners throughout the spring in support of the move.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Can you imagine the hue and cry from the social justice people if the private sector told the government they couldn’t raise the minimum wage because of their own budget constraints, or what the IRS would tell you if you couldn’t pay your taxes because of your own budget constraints? But since this only impacts a relatively few Americans, and they’re probably baby killers anyway, it sails right over everyone’s collective head. One fewer presidential shopping trip would probably pay for a decent cost of living wage for all of the troops.<\/p>\n
That’s how this administration thanks the troops. Meanwhile, the troops deploying to every shit hole in the world to make this administration look good – the only part of the government that’s making them good, by the way. <\/p>\n
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