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Panetta to propose military
pay cut after Obama raised
federal officials pay
Washington Examiner, by Joel Gehrke
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Posted By:draggingtree, 2/6/2013 2:20:54 PM
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Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reportedly believes the military should receive a pay cut in order to respond to the budget cuts facing the Pentagon — a position that might strengthen the Republican push to reverse President Obama’s executive order raising the salary of Vice President Joe Biden and other federal officials. “Panetta will recommend to Congress that military salaries be limited to a one percent increase in 2014,” CNN reports, explaining that Panetta is “effectively decreasing troop salaries next year . . . The decision comes as the secretary is stepping up the rhetoric about dire cuts at the Pentagon if sequestration goes into effect.”
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
veritas, 2/6/2013 2:32:20 PM (No. 9162126)
$32,000 per trip home for the weekend.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
fhancock, 2/6/2013 2:33:04 PM (No. 9162129)
The Party of Treason strikes again...from LBJ to BHO...I have yet to find a Democrat President that gives a d#mn about the serviceman...to a Democrat the serviceman is a person who must go where they are told and then be screwed when it comes to pay or being able to vote in an election
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Not your typical New Yorker, 2/6/2013 2:34:39 PM (No. 9162134)
Next thing you know the democrat party will be losing military ballots at election time...
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
horacer, 2/6/2013 2:38:24 PM (No. 9162140)
This is going to be a daily ritual with the sequester. The GOP wants to slash military pay, kill grandma, starve your kids, kick your dog and steal all your money to give to the rich. It´s going to get ugly.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Ruhn, 2/6/2013 2:40:20 PM (No. 9162142)
...and Panetta´s own SECDEF pay and pension cuts are how much?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
nimby, 2/6/2013 2:48:17 PM (No. 9162156)
More like a 40% sale after hiking teh prices of goods.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
peebster, 2/6/2013 2:48:46 PM (No. 9162158)
The Military´s pay (an all of our pay) ha already been cut, whilst the leeches in D.C. live like royalty. Everything we own is worth less and everything we need to live costs much more, so (in essence) everyone´s pay has been cut. But, those in DC take care of themselves first, of course.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
kanphil, 2/6/2013 2:50:55 PM (No. 9162168)
Right on, #7. Military pay should go up or down precisely as congressional, executive and civilian government employees pay goes. They deserve no less.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
stablemoney, 2/6/2013 2:53:34 PM (No. 9162174)
Obama can raise everybody´s pay by quitting printing money.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
JimS, 2/6/2013 2:54:11 PM (No. 9162175)
Fine.
While we´re at it, let´s cut the pay of those USAF pilots who ferry this piece of crud crosscountry from California to DC on an almost weekly basis.
Let´s cut the pay of Obama´s Secret Service guards and his AF1 pilots too.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
snowoutlaw, 2/6/2013 3:28:30 PM (No. 9162237)
Can the draft be far behind? Progressive love the draft becuase it gets most everyone against the military which is the #1 goal for Obama.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
JimS, 2/6/2013 3:37:29 PM (No. 9162263)
Actually, the bigger issue is not Panetta proposing to cut military pay, but in the fact that Obama has apparently increased the pay for federal workers, INLUDING THE VICE PRESIDENT, by Executive Order.
Increases to the compensation of the President and Vice President are the sole responsibility of Congress. This is a clear usurpation of power.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
jerseytomato, 2/6/2013 3:42:48 PM (No. 9162274)
Panetta is shameless.
When you compare what we pay members of our military - to that of your local police person - it´s a pittance.
Members of our armed services can barely put food on their tables, nevermind keep the lights on.
Cut EVERY elected officials pay, along with Federal govt employees - first.
Beginning with Obama.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
lil dotty, 2/6/2013 3:48:31 PM (No. 9162288)
Oh, Leon. Just take their guns instead.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Griller1, 2/6/2013 3:53:37 PM (No. 9162295)
One word: UNCONSCIONABLE!
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
freightdog, 2/6/2013 4:01:56 PM (No. 9162305)
Before pay is cut for the troops, the Commander in Chief must step up and demand that his pay be cut first.
That´s leadership.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
TXknitter, 2/6/2013 4:39:41 PM (No. 9162370)
Republicans should have been front and center demanding federal employees (starting with themselves) take pay cuts. This is outrageous!!!!! OK, we hear them slobber over how much they respect our military men and women, get out there and prove it.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
grampstosix, 2/6/2013 5:03:12 PM (No. 9162401)
How about a pay cut for everyone in Congress because they don´t do enough to earn what they´re paid now?
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
stevendm, 2/6/2013 5:06:15 PM (No. 9162410)
0bama is the Commander-in-Chief, the top military official. Therefore he is one of the troops. How much are you going to cut his pay? Down to $0 I hope.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
mindyourbubble, 2/6/2013 5:23:21 PM (No. 9162433)
What do you expect with his Calabrian ancestry. It is said that the Calabrese invented copper wire while fighting over a penny.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Rafter, 2/6/2013 5:23:45 PM (No. 9162434)
Remember the phrase, "cut their pay and send them home"... ?
That was supposed to be about Congress, not the military.
Once again the Badministration has it Bass Ackwards.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
Coy860, 2/6/2013 5:41:52 PM (No. 9162455)
The military works hard and is paid a pittance for keeping us safe and protecting Liberty.
STOP welfare right now..they do nothing for what they get.
Cut the vote buys (pork), there was money for Solyndra and all the other solar scams.
If something has to give, let it be those who produce nothing for America.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
noddy, 2/6/2013 5:44:56 PM (No. 9162458)
Why not? They´re doing away with breakfast for our fighting forces overseas. It is obvious that if it wasn´t for donations from the people, our returning injured vets would not be receiving all the care they should get. I love the charities that take care of wounded vets, and gives college scholarships to children of our vets who were killed. American people are wonderful, kind and generous and that is the first and foremost reason I stayed in this country.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
uno, 2/6/2013 6:18:44 PM (No. 9162492)
Now you know why I call ´em defecrats!
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
GringoinQuito, 2/6/2013 6:22:11 PM (No. 9162497)
As a United States Marine Corps, 6 year active duty Vietnam era veteran, kiss my a**!
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
hamrman, 2/6/2013 9:53:26 PM (No. 9162714)
Treasonist and communist regime...it can´t happen much longer, they used to tell us back in flight training "not to tease the animals (the aircraft)", this administration just can´t resist screwing with things that it should leave alone, they do it just because they can...enjoy it while it last, sooner or later you are going to have to pay up!
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
god of irony, 2/7/2013 4:19:46 AM (No. 9162952)
Just one more reason that soldiers have no more faith in their senior leadership.
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