http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/us/retiree-benefits-for-the-military-could-face-cuts.html?pagewanted=1&hp&gwh=E1674D48D3A54A80544324006AB33462
This article talks about how it's pretty inevitable that military pensions/retirement benefits will probably face cuts. Why the big deal, you ask? Because this never happens- there's usually such an uproar (and there will be, just wait) that it becomes political suicide to support anything to cuts benefits to military personnel.
The one question that crossed my mind while reading this was whether this affects the VA system, or is that its own entity? I think it is- because the VA is for any veteran, you don't have to have served x amount of years to be able to use the VA healthcare system.
What do you think? Should we cut military pensions? On the one hand, most of their costs have no been adjusted for inflation (so they're paying about $450.00 for healthcare- per year)- but on the other, these are people who have risked their lives for their country.
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