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brodyman · 9th Apr 2011, 02:43 PM

Anyone notice on the news that the U.S. military got there checks cut in half because they haven't been able to settle on a budget down at capital hill? I don't know, sorta pisses me off; those boys are out there fighting for us and we are making them worry about paychecks? My dad is colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps and although we have our differences about many things, it is still a pretty shitty thing to do. Luckily our insurance is compensating for it. I don't know this is pretty political post for me but what does everyone else think?

Z3ni · 9th Apr 2011, 03:17 PM

I know right!

Why do people who risks their lives get paid sooo little compared to people like football players who doesn't even deserve their oveeeer paid jobs!

brodyman · 9th Apr 2011, 03:23 PM

I know the whole ordeal is quite ridiculous, you think if anything we should be trying to help and support those guys more. My dad just says the whole ordeal isn't good for morale up on the front. Especially for the foot soldiers who don't have insurance to cover them and have families to provide for. Don't even get me started on the nfl lol.

MyDecember · 9th Apr 2011, 04:47 PM

Soldiers have more power than they think they do. Look at BlackWater and Egypt. BlackWater get paid privately to protect the people who are "advocating support" for our troops in War. They have better supplies, better equipment, better technology (solider to mercenary) and overall superior pay...not only that when there asses are in trouble our tax dollars go to send U.S. troops to pay to protect them. In Egypt, the whole throwing of the government was a direct and immediate response to ground soldiers not wanting to hurt their own people which led to their superiors to either choose their soldiers or their leader. The world is fucked up and the people at the bottom need to fuck it right back.

(not advocation an overthrow of the government, just showing an example of power of the dictated people and slap in the face from those up top)

17th Apr 2011, 04:58 PM

it makes me MAD!!!

orviceversa · 18th Apr 2011, 01:35 PM

People get up in arms about this, without understanding the subject in its entirety. I think it's wrong, also, but Americans have basically been conditioned to expect everything for a small amount of money that we pay in taxes (especially compared to like-nations). Our problem is we also invest a lot more in other areas of defense than in the personnel themselves.

9th Apr 2011, 02:43 PM	#1
brodyman Jock Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Not out at all Location: USA- Mountain Time zone Age: 16 Posts: 157 Join Date: Apr 2011	U.S. Military Paycuts Anyone notice on the news that the U.S. military got there checks cut in half because they haven't been able to settle on a budget down at capital hill? I don't know, sorta pisses me off; those boys are out there fighting for us and we are making them worry about paychecks? My dad is colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps and although we have our differences about many things, it is still a pretty shitty thing to do. Luckily our insurance is compensating for it. I don't know this is pretty political post for me but what does everyone else think? __________________ -And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. [Abraham Lincoln]

9th Apr 2011, 03:17 PM	#2
Z3ni Ec's ADD Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gayish Out Status: My Twin Location: England, Manchester Posts: 3,083 Join Date: Oct 2008	Re: U.S. Military Paycuts I know right! Why do people who risks their lives get paid sooo little compared to people like football players who doesn't even deserve their oveeeer paid jobs! __________________ Through pain, lies success.

9th Apr 2011, 03:23 PM	#3
brodyman Jock Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Not out at all Location: USA- Mountain Time zone Age: 16 Posts: 157 Join Date: Apr 2011	Re: U.S. Military Paycuts I know the whole ordeal is quite ridiculous, you think if anything we should be trying to help and support those guys more. My dad just says the whole ordeal isn't good for morale up on the front. Especially for the foot soldiers who don't have insurance to cover them and have families to provide for. Don't even get me started on the nfl lol. __________________ -And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. [Abraham Lincoln]

9th Apr 2011, 04:47 PM	#4
MyDecember I pause your thread! Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: All but family Location: Florida Age: 23 Posts: 365 Join Date: Jan 2011	Re: U.S. Military Paycuts Soldiers have more power than they think they do. Look at BlackWater and Egypt. BlackWater get paid privately to protect the people who are "advocating support" for our troops in War. They have better supplies, better equipment, better technology (solider to mercenary) and overall superior pay...not only that when there asses are in trouble our tax dollars go to send U.S. troops to pay to protect them. In Egypt, the whole throwing of the government was a direct and immediate response to ground soldiers not wanting to hurt their own people which led to their superiors to either choose their soldiers or their leader. The world is fucked up and the people at the bottom need to fuck it right back. (not advocation an overthrow of the government, just showing an example of power of the dictated people and slap in the face from those up top) __________________ This is my simple religion: There is no need for temples, there is no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is the temple;the philosophy is loving kindness and compassion --The XIVth Dalai Lama

17th Apr 2011, 04:58 PM	#5
pauliie Guest Posts: n/a	Re: U.S. Military Paycuts it makes me MAD!!!

18th Apr 2011, 01:35 PM	#6
orviceversa Member Regular Member Gender: Genderqueer Orientation: Queer Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Portland, OR Age: 24 Posts: 17 Join Date: Apr 2011	Re: U.S. Military Paycuts People get up in arms about this, without understanding the subject in its entirety. I think it's wrong, also, but Americans have basically been conditioned to expect everything for a small amount of money that we pay in taxes (especially compared to like-nations). Our problem is we also invest a lot more in other areas of defense than in the personnel themselves.

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