In America today approximately 0.4% of the population or 1.33 million men and women are active duty military. 15.8 million or 6.1% of the population are Honorably discharged Veterans.
Each one swore an Oath to Defend the U.S. Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. With the swearing of that Oath every Veteran signed a blank check payable with their life to defend the Constitution. Over 1 million veterans have paid with their lives defending the Constitution.
Senators and Congressmen swear a similar Oath, yet since they never participate in combat they do not sign that blank check. Yet from an elected position they receive full pay and top healthcare for the rest of their lives.
Veterans have to serve at least 20 years to receive a pension of 40-50% of the top pay they achieved and they have to qualify for average healthcare.
No Veteran whether they only served their enlistment period or retired should have to qualify for healthcare and they should receive for life the same healthcare Congress receives.
Those that retire should as Congress gets receive full pay for the rest of their lives. In addition all Honorably Discharged Veterans should be exempt from all federal, state and local income taxes as well as property taxes, inheritance taxes and taxes on investments. Also the immediate family of those that died protecting America.
It is long past time that America should take care of the Americans who put their lives on the line for America.
Jim Neilson
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