Should the Military be PAID a LIVING WAGE
Are "we the people" suckers?
Media potrays our Military as Hero's...strike that...AS victims...
no
wait...as daddy's coming home to their childrens school....
all
NICE....right?
WRONG...
It's what they DON'T cover that compels me to write this.....
they DON'T advocate for the RATE of Pay...
WARRIORS are NOT paid...all the while...
we here debates from the SAME perv Media.....about #minimumwage
Should the Miltary be PAID a LIVING WAGE??
from the link below...
The President has just issued an executive order requiring that contract workers on federal contracts make a minimum wage of $10.10 starting in 2015. This comes at a time when income inequality and the minimum wage are hot topics. Congress and the public are very concerned about raising the hourly minimum wage. Unfortunately, members of the military are left out of this debate. When calculated on an hourly basis, many in the military are making less than minimum wage on an hourly basis, and no one is talking about it.
This claim is not based only on calculations of base salary. Even when you factor in the Basic Housing Allowance pay, E1 – E3 are often making less than the current minimum wage of $7.25, let alone the proposed $10.10.
Those in the military are not working 40 hours a week. Not even close. While the workload is cyclical and varies throughout the military, extremely long working hours are very common. My husband’s squadron has been working at least 80 hours a week for months, rarely having a full weekend off. They also have frequent training exercises/work ups where they work 12 on 12 off, 7 days a week, with maybe 1 or 2 days off in a 6 week period. This is not even touching the amount of hours that are worked during a deployment.
http://www.dashofreality.com/military-making-less-than-minimum-wage/
It's what they DON'T cover that compels me to write this.....
they DON'T advocate for the RATE of Pay...
WARRIORS are NOT paid...all the while...
we here debates from the SAME perv Media.....about #minimumwage
Should the Miltary be PAID a LIVING WAGE??
from the link below...
The President has just issued an executive order requiring that contract workers on federal contracts make a minimum wage of $10.10 starting in 2015. This comes at a time when income inequality and the minimum wage are hot topics. Congress and the public are very concerned about raising the hourly minimum wage. Unfortunately, members of the military are left out of this debate. When calculated on an hourly basis, many in the military are making less than minimum wage on an hourly basis, and no one is talking about it.
This claim is not based only on calculations of base salary. Even when you factor in the Basic Housing Allowance pay, E1 – E3 are often making less than the current minimum wage of $7.25, let alone the proposed $10.10.
Those in the military are not working 40 hours a week. Not even close. While the workload is cyclical and varies throughout the military, extremely long working hours are very common. My husband’s squadron has been working at least 80 hours a week for months, rarely having a full weekend off. They also have frequent training exercises/work ups where they work 12 on 12 off, 7 days a week, with maybe 1 or 2 days off in a 6 week period. This is not even touching the amount of hours that are worked during a deployment.
http://www.dashofreality.com/military-making-less-than-minimum-wage/
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| Not to CONSIDER a LIVING wage for our WARRIORS makes all else.....Public Relations meets hypocrisy |
They never have been pd enough. No employer would get away with any of that. Lets cut all Congress, Senate, admin, Prez & VP down comparable to military pay and see what happens. Our Military is more important to America than any of them IMO.
ReplyDeleteI agree Donna...thanks for the comment...we need more to yell out loud....this message...salute...
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