Explain this DEMS. Food stamp use in the military skyrockets under Obama

[Lovebears65]

Military use of food stamps rises again - Feb. 17, 2014


In 2008 the use was only 31 million dollars.. TODAY 103 million.. Another example that Obama hates the military and they are way under paid!!

 

[zeke]

Obama making sure the the lowest paid enlisted man is able to feed his family is YOUR proof that Obama don't care about the military?

You are fucking stupid. Quit posting.

 

[Lovebears65]

Obama making sure the the lowest paid enlisted man is able to feed his family is YOUR proof that Obama don't care about the military?

You are fucking stupid. Quit posting.

why not pay them a living wage. You guys cry about this all the time but our own military cant have a living wage. You guys are stupid!!!

 

[Wildman]

Obama making sure the the lowest paid enlisted man is able to feed his family is YOUR proof that Obama don't care about the military?

You are fucking stupid. Quit posting.

no zeke, you are the fucking idiotic stupid asshole liberal who should stop posting,

why are you so against our military for having a livable wage ?

please go back to your school and sue them for your lack of a proper education...., or what you display is what you were taught ?

 

[rightwinger]

Simple....because the military is underpaid

Like most Americans, their salaries have not kept up with inflation. But at least our wealthiest Americans are doing well

 

[candycorn]

Obama's budget in 2014 called for a pay raise:

For calendar year 2014, consistent with the
views of the uniformed military leadership, the
Budget provides a 1.0 percent increase to basic
pay, a 4.2 percent increase in the Basic Allowance
for Housing, and a 3.4 percent increase in Basic
Allowance for Subsistence. This compensation
level recognizes the sacrifices made by the men
and women in our Armed Forces, while adhering
to the current
budget constraints faced by DOD.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2014/assets/defense.pdf

We can't pay these people enough in my view.

 

[Lovebears65]

Obama's budget in 2014 called for a pay raise:

For calendar year 2014, consistent with the
views of the uniformed military leadership, the
Budget provides a 1.0 percent increase to basic
pay, a 4.2 percent increase in the Basic Allowance
for Housing, and a 3.4 percent increase in Basic
Allowance for Subsistence. This compensation
level recognizes the sacrifices made by the men
and women in our Armed Forces, while adhering
to the current
budget constraints faced by DOD.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2014/assets/defense.pdf

We can't pay these people enough in my view.

so you think a 1 percent raise is a good raise.... Reagan gave us a 13 percent race one year..

 

[candycorn]

Obama's budget in 2014 called for a pay raise:

For calendar year 2014, consistent with the
views of the uniformed military leadership, the
Budget provides a 1.0 percent increase to basic
pay, a 4.2 percent increase in the Basic Allowance
for Housing, and a 3.4 percent increase in Basic
Allowance for Subsistence. This compensation
level recognizes the sacrifices made by the men
and women in our Armed Forces, while adhering
to the current
budget constraints faced by DOD.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2014/assets/defense.pdf

We can't pay these people enough in my view.

so you think a 1 percent raise is a good raise....

What part of "We can't pay these people enough in my view" did you not understand?

Reagan gave us a 13 percent race one year..

Oh. You're now citing Reagan's deficit spending. While I can't think of a better use for going further into red ink...Congress has to approve (or would have to eventually approve) the increases and we are supposedly flat broke and unable to approve raises.
I think he should raise them anyway via Executive Order and let Congress take it away during the next budget battle.

Of course if he did that what would you say; he's pandering and EO's are unconstitutional.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Obama making sure the the lowest paid enlisted man is able to feed his family is YOUR proof that Obama don't care about the military?

You are fucking stupid. Quit posting.

You think people having to rely on government handouts is a positive thing and you have the audacity to call someone else fucking stupid? Quit breathing. The world would be a better place without you in it.

 

[SwimExpert]

Military use of food stamps rises again - Feb. 17, 2014


In 2008 the use was only 31 million dollars.. TODAY 103 million.. Another example that Obama hates the military and they are way under paid!!

Actually, this reflects on the people receiving the food stamps more than anything. Truth is, there's no reason for this to happen save for the irresponsibility of those who end up in this situation. It's true that the lowest enlisted ranks don't exactly make big dollars. But they do make salaries on par with anything they'd find in the civilian world if they hadn't joined the military, if not better. If you're a low ranked enlisted person, you should come out of training with several thousand dollars in the bank. You've been living bill free, with three meals a day provided for you. Then there's your signing bonus, half of which you'll get when you finish training, the other half you'll get a year later. And when you get to your first duty station you're going to be living in the barracks rent free, again with three meals a day provided for you. You won't be able to get a place of your own until you've achieved a certain rank (with higher pay). And then you'll get BAH.

What drives this explosion of food stamp usage is the fact that those collecting them have been very irresponsible. Many of them before they even joined, some of them since they joined. Some people don't want to live in the barracks, so they get married for no other reason than to be allowed to live off post. They figure they'll get more money since they'll get BAH, but they don't think about the fact that they'll also have higher expenses. They take on more than they can afford and end up struggling. Then someone ends up pregnant, and now they need food stamps to get by. Some people join the military because they became parents and/or got married at far too early of an age and they are looking for a steady paycheck to take care of their families.

Military personnel are somewhat infamous for being financially reckless. Most people join right out of high school or shortly thereafter. They have no real world life experience. Those who don't have families to support get out of training with anywhere from $4000 to $15000 in the bank and the first thing they do is spend their money extravagantly. Everything from escorts, high end electronics, and cars they don't realize they can't afford in the long run. They think they're rich so they spend until they're broke, and then end up in debt they can't pay off. Then they get Article 15s for being delinquent on their bills. Many become frequent flyers at Payday loan shops. Instead of learning to become more responsible, many end up learning all of this as a way of life. Because they've never known anything else. And they're surrounded with people who are doing the same thing.

 

[ClosedCaption]

Lovebear...bringing the stupid

 

[candycorn]

Lovebear...bringing the stupid

Well, this is a national disgrace that soldiers in our military have to go on public assistance while on active duty. We cannot pay soldiers enough and we have more than enough money allocated to the DoD to pay them a comfortable wage; not a "living wage", a comfortable wage. Nothing is more important than national security and instead of spending money on ships we don't need or planes that have redundant capabilities, we should spend it on the women and men in uniform first.

Where the OP is wrong is of course, blaming the President who endorsed an increase in pay and then turns around and endorses deficit spending which will be opposed by the GOP members of Congress tooth and nail.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Obama making sure the the lowest paid enlisted man is able to feed his family is YOUR proof that Obama don't care about the military?

You are fucking stupid. Quit posting.

why not pay them a living wage. You guys cry about this all the time but our own military cant have a living wage. You guys are stupid!!!

Isn't that what raising the minimum wage is all about?

 

[SwimExpert]

Well, this is a national disgrace that soldiers in our military have to go on public assistance while on active duty.

That is a great sounding political sound byte. But that's about it. Those service members going on public assistance have done it to themselves. Nothing more.

We cannot pay soldiers enough

That's a ridiculous and dangerous thing to say. Based on that, we may as well pay them $1,000,000 a year. It still wouldn't be "enough" right?

 

[NYcarbineer]

Hey, if it bothers you that military personnel are receiving food stamps, then push that conservative agenda through,

and get rid of the food stamp program. Problem solved!!!

 

[O.R.I.O.N]

Obama making sure the the lowest paid enlisted man is able to feed his family is YOUR proof that Obama don't care about the military?

You are fucking stupid. Quit posting.

why not pay them a living wage. You guys cry about this all the time but our own military cant have a living wage. You guys are stupid!!!

Are you pushing for socialism!? I guess I have seen it all. Republicans advocating for socialism when it benefits their agenda...

 

[ClosedCaption]

Why does the "free market" not come into play only with Military? Meaning, Repubs say "get better and you'll be paid better" but that doesnt apply here. Why is that?

 

[NYcarbineer]

Obama making sure the the lowest paid enlisted man is able to feed his family is YOUR proof that Obama don't care about the military?

You are fucking stupid. Quit posting.

why not pay them a living wage. You guys cry about this all the time but our own military cant have a living wage. You guys are stupid!!!

Are you pushing for socialism!? I guess I have seen it all. Republicans advocating for socialism when it benefits their agenda...

Conservatives/Republicans aren't against government spending; they are against the other guys' government spending.

 

[ClosedCaption]

Come to think of it..If the free market really worked then why were contractors getting 2-3 times more than soldiers?

 

[pvsi]

Explain this DEMS. Food stamp use in the military skyrockets under Obama

I'm not a DEM, but I can probably explain: it was called military benefits under shrub II, now it's called military food stamps - Either way it is costing tax payers money.