mickeyd
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Received this from MOAA. Looks like the DC folks are looking to reduce retiree life-long benefits (promised long ago) once again in order to [-]punish us, insult military retired folks, balance the budget on the backs of the folks who have risked their lives [/-] help America prosper during the next 10 years.
Yesterday, the Administration put out its plan to cut the deficit by $3 trillion over the next 10 years, including specific proposals for $27 billion in cuts in the military retirement and health care package.
The Administration plan envisions:
• Establishing an annual enrollment fee for TRICARE For Life
• Another (unspecified) retail pharmacy copay hike
• Establishing a BRAC-style commission to recommend “modernizing” the military retirement system
Most upsetting, the stated intent of the proposals is to “align government programs with those in the private sector” and address the “measurable disparity between the fees most retired private sector workers pay….and what retired military personnel pay.”