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WASHINGTON — A proposal to give returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans greater access to college aid through an enhanced GI bill is getting resistance from some fiscally prudent Democrats.
The Hill, a newspaper in the capital, reports today that the proposal, now tacked onto the Iraq war spending bill, could be blocked because it’s not paid for. Democrats added the education bill
The Pentagon had previously complained that a beefed up GI bill may hurt its recruiting effort. The Sun story on the bill is here.
But now some members of the Blue Dogs, an influential group of fiscally conservative Democrats, say the proposal that would cost $720 million over two years should be funded under Democrats pay-as-you-go rules.
The bill would pay the tuition costs of the most expensive state school for returning vets, as well as a housing and books stipend, to help vets readjust to civilian life. Current education benefits are much less — about $1,100 a month.
Current benefits are about $1,100 a month? That's plenty!
Helen,
I can't help but wonder if a) you've ever served in the military, or b) ever went to college.
I absolutely hate the war, don't care for the military (although it's a necessary evil, and I served four years proudly), but think those who served deserve a whole hell of a lot more than we're currently giving them. Also keep in mind, if you're looking for economic stimuli, the post WWII GI Bill launched much of the propserity of the ensuing decades.
Another "low information" criticism from Helen Wells! John McCain (and Porter's father) both received a "full ride" on their G.I. Bill Educational Benefits - about HALF of what today's veterans are getting. Again, Helen Wells simply does NOT know what the hell she is talking about!
Politicians like McCain and Porter, supported by people like Helen are the reason that we have so many Homeless Veterans and Disabled Veterans as well as Veterans generally are getting SCREWED!
Hi, I'm Barack Obama, just call me BO.
Come on everyone, can't we just all get along? Kumbaya.
Just vote for me and I'll give you free health care forever. I'll let all of you illegal aliens "come on down!"
Yes, bring your pregnant wives and bring them on in to the emergency room to have those anchor babies and get on welfare! After all, those rich white people can get by on less just like my wife Michelle says.
It's high time the welfare state is expanded, after all, we have reparations to make to all of the decendents of slaves. Their ancestors
never got those reparations and it's high time their descendants were paid off!
I understand that when you raise the capital gains taxes that it will cut tax revenues but that's ok, because it's "fair" that those rich white people pay more of their income, after all, they can afford it.
I'll make sure to pull out of Iraq right away even if it puts Iran in control of our oil, but that's ok!
We're going to use renewable sources
like ethanol that cost more to make
in oil and pollutes more than oil and rusts out our gas tanks, but that's ok,
it's fair, after all, those rich white people can afford it.
By the way, I'll send our troops right over to Africa after we pull them out of Iraq to rescue Africa, they need it worse than we do.
Oh yeah, I'm going to renegotiate all of our Nafta agreements with Canada
they aren't paying enough taxes to us.
Aren't we just going to be one big happy family?? Kumbaya!
Your Prez, BO.