Pentagon to tap Pensions for Border Wall

[dbackjon]

https://apnews.com/ba6c2bc1fa024393801131bfbaa9cd89


The Pentagon is planning to tap $1 billion in leftover funds from military pay and pension accounts to help President Donald Trump pay for his long-sought border wall, a top Senate Democrat said Thursday.

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told The Associated Press, “It’s coming out of military pay and pensions. $1 billion. That’s the plan.”

Durbin said the funds are available because Army recruitment is down and a voluntary early military retirement program is being underutilized.

The development comes as Pentagon officials are seeking to minimize the amount of wall money that would come from military construction projects that are so cherished by lawmakers.

[css75]

Whatever it takes to get it done.


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[UNI88]

Welcome to Illinois. This is not the route that you want to take.

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[Ivytalk]

Where’s that big Bill Weld groundswell when we need it?

[Ibanez]

https://apnews.com/ba6c2bc1fa024393801131bfbaa9cd89


The Pentagon is planning to tap $1 billion in leftover funds from military pay and pension accounts to help President Donald Trump pay for his long-sought border wall, a top Senate Democrat said Thursday.

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told The Associated Press, “It’s coming out of military pay and pensions. $1 billion. That’s the plan.”

Durbin said the funds are available because Army recruitment is down and a voluntary early military retirement program is being underutilized.

The development comes as Pentagon officials are seeking to minimize the amount of wall money that would come from military construction projects that are so cherished by lawmakers.

So..there's money to pay for a wall but NOT to give our service men and women a raise. Got it.

[Ibanez]

Where’s that big Bill Weld groundswell when we need it?

I'm sure you are aware already, but there's a Freakanomics episode regarding the business of politics and how the Ds and Rs monopolize the government and suppress all other parties.

[Ivytalk]

Where’s that big Bill Weld groundswell when we need it?

I'm sure you are aware already, but there's a Freakanomics episode regarding the business of politics and how the Ds and Rs monopolize the government and suppress all other parties.

Too bad the Sherman Act doesn’t apply.

[Ibanez]

I'm sure you are aware already, but there's a Freakanomics episode regarding the business of politics and how the Ds and Rs monopolize the government and suppress all other parties.

Too bad the Sherman Act doesn’t apply.

Yup.

And even if it did....congress critters won't do anything about it.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Whatever it takes to get it done.


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Exactly, just like stealing money from social security!

Whatever it takes get it built

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[css75]

Whatever it takes to get it done.


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Exactly, just like stealing money from social security!

Whatever it takes get it built

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Well, they looted the Federal employees pension money at least this shouldn’t be that much.


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[Col Hogan]

https://apnews.com/ba6c2bc1fa024393801131bfbaa9cd89


The Pentagon is planning to tap $1 billion in leftover funds from military pay and pension accounts to help President Donald Trump pay for his long-sought border wall, a top Senate Democrat said Thursday.

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told The Associated Press, “It’s coming out of military pay and pensions. $1 billion. That’s the plan.”

Durbin said the funds are available because Army recruitment is down and a voluntary early military retirement program is being underutilized.

The development comes as Pentagon officials are seeking to minimize the amount of wall money that would come from military construction projects that are so cherished by lawmakers.

So..there's money to pay for a wall but NOT to give our service men and women a raise. Got it.

The military got a 2.6% pay raise for fiscal 2019...the largest hike in 9 years...

https://militarybenefits.info/2019-military-pay/

[CID1990]

Too bad the Sherman Act doesn’t apply.

Yup.

And even if it did....congress critters won't do anything about it.

Why would they?

“I’m going to reduce my means of staying in office” is not a campaign promise you will hear


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