Miscellaneous

It's a Great Country (At Least, that's what Elizabeth Hasselback Says)

How's this for patriotism: A soldier in the Iraq War was called home early under the military's sole survivor policy, which means that his two brothers died in the war and he was the only one who remained.

Unfortunately, after this man, Jason Hubbard, lost his two brothers and was called home, the Army -- in their infinite wisdom and compassion -- thought it a swell idea to 1) stop his G.I. educational subsidies, 2) make him repay his signing bonus, and 3) cut off his family health care benefits.

Oh yeah: His wife is pregnant.

Ah yes: Be All You Can Be! Forty-two percent of our taxes are currently being paid to defense spending, and you can't spare a few goddamn pennies for this guy? What the hell?

Full post as published by Quiz Law on April 16, 2008 (boomark / email).