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Old 07-27-2003, 11:30 AM
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GRIPING GIs

Last week some griping GIs in Falluja told my friend ABC News
correspondent Jeffrey Kofman that they were upset about having had their
homecoming twice delayed. This got them in very big trouble (and it’s
true, a soldier should not go on air calling for the resignation of the
Secretary of Defense), and moved the White House to be sure the world
knew that Jeffrey is both openly gay and . . . whisper this . . . Canadian.



But when the soldiers do get back from Iraq, here (thanks to career
Democrat Dave Sirota for compiling this) is what they will find the Bush
Administration is proposing to do for them:

MASSIVE CUTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING: Bush’s 2004 budget proposes
$1.5 billion in cuts to military family housing. Last year, the
government spent $10.7 billion on these priorities, while this year the
2004 Bush budget and GOP bill proposes just under $9.2 billion. This cut
affects military housing, barracks, child care centers, schools, hangars
and office buildings. House Democrats offered an amendment to reduce the
proposed tax cuts to millionaires by $5,000 (they would get $83,000
instead of $88,000) in order to restore $1 billion of these cuts. House
Republicans voted it down. [Source]

MASSIVE CUTS TO SCHOOLS FOR MILITARY KIDS: President Bush’s 2004 budget
proposes to cut $200 million out of Impact Aid – the program that funds
schools near military bases. Total funds for the military portion of the
program would drop from about $635 million in the current year to about
$435 million next year—a cut of more than 30 percent. [Source]

REDUCING PAY TO SOLDIERS IN HARMS WAY: According to the Army Times, “the
administration announced that on Oct. 1 it wants to roll back recent
modest increases in monthly imminent-danger pay (from $225 to $150) and
family-separation allowance (from $250 to $100) for troops getting shot
at in combat zones.”

IGNORING TAX RELIEF FOR SOLDIERS: According to the Washington Post,
“Bush's signature on the latest tax cut, which failed to extend a child
tax credit to nearly 200,000 low-income military personnel.” [Source]

RAISING PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES FOR VETERANS: The House GOP this week
passed a White House proposal to charging some veterans enrollment fees
of $250 a year and double the amount they now pay for prescription
drugs. [Source]

OPPOSING LEGISLATION TO MAKE SURE RESERVISTS HAVE HEALTH CARE:
“Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld sent a letter to House and Senate
leaders stating the Bush Administration's opposition to the TRICARE
legislation” sponsored by Senator Tom Daschle that would prevent
thousands of National Guard reservists from potentially being cut off
health insurance 30 days after they are deactivated. The legislation is
strongly supported by the National Guard Association, Adjutants General
Association, Enlisted Association of the National Guard [Source, Source]

UNDERFUNDING VETERANS MEDICAL CARE: According to a letter sent to the
President by the major veterans groups, Bush’s 2003 budget “falls $1.5
billion short” of adequately funding veterans care. [Independent Budget,
1/7/02].

CUTTING VETERANS OFF MEDICAL CARE: According to the VA Center in Palo
Alto, CA, “On January 17, 2003, Secretary Principi announced VA was
suspending enrollment for new Priority Group 8 veterans…VA has been
unable to provide all enrolled veterans with timely access to health
care services because of the tremendous growth in the number of veterans
seeking VA health care…It is estimated this decision will affect
approximately 164,000 veterans nationally for the remainder of this
fiscal year.” [Source]



All this may seem callous, but, hey – how else to afford massive tax
cuts for guys making $86 million a year?

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