09-25-2020, 02:45 PM
(09-25-2020, 01:57 PM)fredtoast Wrote: It seems that the number of people effected would be so small that it really would not make much difference in revenue.
That’s probably true except for counties adjacent to military bases.
Quote:I'd say that is a big reason there is no big fight against things like this.
It actually works in the opposite way. Because this affects so few people we are basically a minor special interest group to politicians. Sure they pay lips service to taking care of service members and veterans. Then they cut health benefits. They cut retirement benefits. They can pretty much do it with impunity since the people affected don’t equal a large enough demographic to hurt them at the ballot box.
Take retirement plans as an example. When I joined the military there were three different retirement plans based upon when you joined all with decreasing benefits. Who voted to decrease the benefits? Politicians.
