Being in the military does not mean you are exempt from all the life expenses and obligations that civilians have. Things like Tricare are compensation for the service member's skill, effort, and the extraordinary demands of the job. It's not a "FREE benefit" so much as it is an alternate form of pay. E
tell me this tex, does your health insurance compare to this? Link Let's see, I've taken the liberty of applying at Aetna for insurance for a family of four. We have a nice plan staring at the low monthly price of $281.00. Now we do have an annual deductible of $10,000.00 per family after which the 20% co-pay kicks in. Or let's look at the next plan, if you are will
Okay Tex, I can speak from even better experience than you if you have a mere two years in the Army. I was an Army brat for ten years. My father was in Vietnam when I was born at Martin Army hospital on Fort Benning, I vividly recall growing up on Fort Belvoir and later on Fort Bragg. I served for three years active and two reserve myself. Please do not accuse me ever again of disdain for the mili
Ah Tex, I finally figured out how to view your comments. I can only say this, your comments are totally unfair. My reponse to you on the other post focused only on basic necessities, not designer clothes and lavish accomodations and furnishings. My contention that the "average" American family of four cannot properly live on $35,548.00; the maximum income level to qualify for WIC, the EIC and various programs and tax breaks. I corrected mysel
Tex, I am unable to see this post, could you reply and just copy and paste your original entry. For some reason I can never see the original post and I am forced to kind of catch on to what's going on by the post title and replies. Also, I did finally get around to responding to you on the other welfare post this morning. <img src
But since I doubt you have any understanding of British politics (as most of the British have no understanding of American politics) I can't really take offence at the glib manner with which you brush off Blair's ongoing campaign to be remembered as the first British President. I think Emporer, that rig
Americans need to look past the view of Blair as 'brave' with the "spirit of Churchill" and appreciate the damage that Blair's presidential style of government is doing to British democracy. I suspect it would be impossible to give a quick lesson on British
because the more students they have that qualify (i.e., more low income students), the more funding the school will receive You make it sound almost as though they receive MORE money if someone is low income which is not the case. These administrators may si
And you are wrong. Many schools ENCOURAGE all parents, even those who doubt they will qualify, to fill out the application forms. I'm not sure how the funding works, but I do know that I have heard many administrators at many different schools tell the parents to fill them out because the more students they have that qualify (i.e
Now this has really got me mad, I just looked it up and you must earn only $35,458 if married and filing a joint return in order to qualify for WIC or EIC. I can't speak for all areas of the country, but I can tell you that in Metro Atlanta, $35.458 is just about enough to pay for rent and part of your utilites. I won't give myself as an example because I have a five bedroom house, but I work with a girl who rents a three bedroom apartment, p
Most of the things that locamama listed are dual purpose. WIC not only benefits families but also farmers. Subsidized lunches benefit the schools financially (school administration encourages all parents to apply for reduced price lunches). And of course, Earned Income Credit is
This is excatly what I see on my screen. I see the Citizen Island Dog has created a post titled Louisiana Officials Indicted Before Katrina Hit, but I have nothing in the body of the post, then the next things is drmiler's response. Any ideas why I can't see island's post?? <TD class="mb-Body-Q
Also if we are talking about "entitlement" programs. I recieved WIC, subsudized lunches and the Earned Income Credit. These are entitlement programs that we qualified for even though my husband was active duty in the military. We were at a lower pay grade at the time but these programs
Well said Zoomba, while I would like to see the ten commandments in court houses as I believe they are a pretty nice set of laws to live by; I would rather see them not displayed if, in the spirit of fairness, we had to display a copy of every other religious text. I was also extremely upset about the ruling on the pledge, but all things considered I'd rather they removed the "under God" rather than having to face the prospect of not saying t
How could a religious person NOT allow their beliefs to influence their governing style? I think the only time that we have to fear someone allowing their religious beliefs to influence their style is in the case of judges. For example, I would much prefer t
Etc, etc, etc. I could go on for hours...every freaking facet of our lives are regulated by law, and the number of government agencies created for the sole purpose of enforcing those laws is probably too numerous to count. Oh, and I answered that all by myself, and I don't have a
Wait, wait, I just put on my philosopher's cap and figured out the obvious response from either the whipped, I mean whip or the vaulted one. Taxes are required by law to be paid, so ergo, the State's main interest is indeed (in so far as they pay their taxes) that people obey the law. I guess I stand corrected, sort of.
Sorry that your shallow mind automatically assumed that when He referred to the "States" the only application that occurred to you was the abbreviation for "The United States." The vaulted emperor referred to someone's quote which included the US. He then mentioned "Americans" and our degeneration such
Anyways, you are engaging in semantics. I was merely saying that the Emperor's claim that the States only concern is that we obey it's laws is false and more so that in reality, they are much more concerned with whether or not we pay our taxes and vote for them. Very simple. Here's more proof of that by
Sorry dude but you missed it. All your highlights fail to show me the word obey, which is what the esteemed emperor claims. Anyways, you are engaging in semantics. I was merely saying that the Emperor's claim that the States only concern is that we obey it's laws is false and more so that in r
Gene, if we really want people to get out of poverty, take away the benefits, eliminate the welfare lottery and trust me, they will find jobs. As to where should the money come from, send the bill to the Gulf states. If they want to live in a bowl, let em pay for it. Hell Gene, if Bush had not gotten on TV and made those stupid promises, you'd be complaining that he's not doing anything for them. Ya know Gene, I really did not not l
I don't see how you would think my statement was condescending. All it is, is a personal "observation". In "NO" way am I assuming an air of superiority by saying it. Which is what the word means. No, no drmiler, whip is right. You are certainly condescening when compared to the vaulted emporer. You real
It's completely offensive for a Jew to be required to recite a Christian prayer. Period. It's also offensive for any athiest to have to recite a prayer at all, be it Christian, Jewish, Muslim, whatever. The operative term here is "required". As a kid, and yes I am an athiest Jew, if I did not recite the prayer, I would have been
I have a number of issues with the whole pledge, but think the current extremism directed against it is just stupid. The pledge should always be an optional recitation, with the only requirement be that you stand and take off your hat as a sign of respect. I find the concept of being mandated to profess our allegiance to the US t
But, are they not harmed? How do you know that? I disagree with the notion of silent prayer in schools. Because, the premise that those kids who don't pray can just stand there and be silent isn't good enough. Fact is, they have to pretend to pray, otherwise they can be subject to the wrath of fellow students and teachers. As a J
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