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08-18-2020, 2:37pm | #41 | ||||||
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Retirements are also going away. The blended retirement is in effect now. Not so cut and dry like it was when I came in. (1991)
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I'm not entirely sure how this all works but he was a Type 1 diabetic which he developed during his time in the Army. As such, the only place he went for health care was the VA. After his retirement from working cement he volunteered at the VA for 20 years. I never heard him utter a bad word about the care he received there. |
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Dude, you have no clue how much I make, and it's substantial. Every time some libtard wants to tap into my wallet, it hurts. My 2018 and 2019 taxes paid to the federal government are quite near the average US household income each year. Forgive me for being salty. I'm not rich, and I'm not in the top 12 richest who now own collectively more than 1 Trillion Dollars. I've had shit years, I've had good years. FAFSA basically deemed me a millionaire, thus we got dick as GWiz went through 4.5 years at GT (Screw GWiz and all of her intellectual prowesss, she should get nothing for finishing at the top of her class...poor people need Craig's money. Let's reward those who didn't apply themselves and penalize those who did). Screw you Craig, you pay full price. Sorry about the 4 years after the great recession where you made basically zero and incurred a ton of debt (that you fought to pay off back to zero). You pulled yourself up, now you make a lot of money, now you get to take care of every other slug on the planet who can't pull themselves up via their own bootstraps. |
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Its not the end of the world. Or is it? Jeezus |
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I have gone into massive debt 3 times since the recession due to lack of work. Each time I've pulled myself through. I'm tired of doing that. I shouldn't have to pay for other's misfortunes. My FAFSA numbers were based off of good years whilst I was making zero, but I still got to pay full retail for college. I'd like a period of time where I get to recover and thrive, and salt some money away after the BS I went through .
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-Judd Gregg Remember this. Because you fall under this same protection everyday of your life as well as your family. It is not to be taken lightly. |
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So one of the few “perks” to joining the military is healthcare. If you don’t serve the full 20 years, the only health care you get for free is related to your service connected disabilities. Granted there are a few stipulations but that is the very basic down and dirty of it. The service connected disability isn’t even paid by the military, it’s paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Wether you volunteered or were drafted, if you were in the shit and came out of it for the worse, I have zero problems with supplying those individuals with the proper care they need.
I would rather pay for a disabled Veteran to receive health care than for some lazy ass leech to receive food stamps, housing, and a free cell phone. |
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Interesting discussion. I support our military 100% so before you all launch your missiles in my direction know that.
Short of actually being in the military I’d venture to say I work with a higher number of Vets than most people in the private sector. The Nuclear Navy supplies the Commercial Nuclear Power industry with a LOT of bodies. A more closed minded group I’ve never met. Find *any* fault or criticize the military in any way and you’re labeled anti-American. Remind you of anything going on currently? See any parallels? |
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I'll give you an example. Personally I feel if you devote 20 years (Which is believe is what is required for a pension) of your life to this country you're entitled to health care benefits. I've no issue with this whatsoever. But what if I didn't? What if I felt like this benefit -Tricare I believe- was excessive and as a non-military individual paying for you, your wife and 3 kids was excessive? You might as well erect a crucifix label me Vladimir Lenin incarnate among military personal. My point is virtually any challenge or questioning attitude to the military way of life will be met with bitter criticism. It's simply not tolerated. Granted, this is just my personal observations but as I mentioned upthread I work with a fair amount of former military not to mention some of the responses in this thread and several others. This conversation regarding lifetime health care actually took place between a Navy Chief (Ret) and a Mechanical Engineer outside my office some time ago. When I heard the conversation develop I knew it was going to turn into a shit show. Oddly enough this Engineer does support the military I believe. Yet she (Yes he's a she) feels that paying for your three kids is excessive. |
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Here's my first deployment, yes I volunteered and this happened in the straits of Mallaca in 1989. That hole is where I worked. I was a machinist, and if you Google more images you can see my lathe. I didn't have a choice, chit happened and we saved each other and put out fires. Some here only see "free healthcare" nothing is "Free". Some of us put it on the line for your lifestyle. |
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How can I address this without typing **** you? I can’t. **** you. **** you and all who harbor the same dumb**** mentality. Yes, I edited this post. This is the kinder, gentler version. |
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GMAFB.... Maybe you should read the entire thread and know the background of what you're reading before you open your pie hole. Now get down and give me 50 push-ups... |
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**** you. I’m outta here.
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Because they like some of us, have done something, spent time away from family, for that. Remember, you said you pay for us to protect you. That's part of that pay.
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Now, shore based dweebs that get hurt in car accidents on base, I agree 100%. NFW should they get the disability crutch like field service. BTW-I left service at 13 years, so, you're not paying for my medical. |
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The title of the thread and my view is pretty simple. I like the idea of the medicare age dropping to 60. I'm basically retired and paying out of pocket $1k /mo. for medical coverage for my wife and me. Being 57, I have to wait a shit ton of time and spend a shit ton of money until I can get on medicare. That would help my financial situation. It's just ironic to get jumped on by people who have lifetime medical, sans Craig of course. I've worked since I was 13yrs old and I'm so done with it. I don't want to have to go back to work just to pay for medical benes at this point of my life. Is that so bad ? I can't touch my pension until I'm 62 I can't touch my 401k until I'm 59½ I do have a good nest egg to tide me over , plus Medical is the fly in the ointment for us. That's all. And it turned into a shit show. edit: Just saw your previous post. You mean that you can't go to the VA for free medical for life? I was under the assumption that was the case for all military personnel. |
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I think this topic is closed
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