Whoa... Bush is finally doing something I approve of! ibfirstsignoftheapocalypse
01-31-2005, 03:30 PM
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Whoa... Bush is finally doing something I approve of! ibfirstsignoftheapocalypse
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3017644
:happysad: I just wish we could pay for it without doing something like cutting education or benefits, but it looks like all the costs will come from funding destined for the military...
:happysad: I just wish we could pay for it without doing something like cutting education or benefits, but it looks like all the costs will come from funding destined for the military...
01-31-2005, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Epoch
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3017644
:happysad: I just wish we could pay for it without doing something like cutting education or benefits, but it looks like all the costs will come from funding destined for the military...
:happysad: I just wish we could pay for it without doing something like cutting education or benefits, but it looks like all the costs will come from funding destined for the military...
01-31-2005, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Grand Moff Tark_0
it was only 12,420?!?! i think 250K is still too little
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this post only shows you know very little about the military and it's benefits. SGLI (soldier's group life insurance) defaults at the maximum of $250,000 unless otherwise directed lower by the service member. Policies are mandatorily updated quarterly and before each deployment.
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Originally Posted by /^Blackbacca^\
this post only shows you know very little about the military and it's benefits. SGLI (soldier's group life insurance) defaults at the maximum of $250,000 unless otherwise directed lower by the service member. Policies are mandatorily updated quarterly and before each deployment.
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Look, it was 12k but you also got your 100-250k if you paid the minimal amount each month out of your military salary.
The only time people didn't get the larger benefit was if they opted OUT of paying for the extra life insurance.
So the government would give $12000 if you died, and your $30/mo that came out of your paycheck would give another 100-250k (depending on what you wanted/paid for) in government-sponsored life insurance as well.
And like I said, the only way you wouldn't get that extra insurance was if you purposely opted out of it when you enlisted or at some point in your career.
The only time people didn't get the larger benefit was if they opted OUT of paying for the extra life insurance.
So the government would give $12000 if you died, and your $30/mo that came out of your paycheck would give another 100-250k (depending on what you wanted/paid for) in government-sponsored life insurance as well.
And like I said, the only way you wouldn't get that extra insurance was if you purposely opted out of it when you enlisted or at some point in your career.
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Originally Posted by /^Blackbacca^\
this post only shows you know very little about the military and it's benefits. SGLI (soldier's group life insurance) defaults at the maximum of $250,000 unless otherwise directed lower by the service member. Policies are mandatorily updated quarterly and before each deployment.
h:Notice never ONCE did I mention life insurance myself, or if you read the article, you would have realized we were talking about the tax-free "death gratuity" that was increased by $87,580, and there was an additional $150,000 payout in the insurance beyond what's currently there. Never once did we mention that the payout was only $250K either...
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Originally Posted by antarius
Look, it was 12k but you also got your 100-250k if you paid the minimal amount each month out of your military salary.
The only time people didn't get the larger benefit was if they opted OUT of paying for the extra life insurance.
So the government would give $12000 if you died, and your $30/mo that came out of your paycheck would give another 100-250k (depending on what you wanted/paid for) in government-sponsored life insurance as well.
And like I said, the only way you wouldn't get that extra insurance was if you purposely opted out of it when you enlisted or at some point in your career.
The only time people didn't get the larger benefit was if they opted OUT of paying for the extra life insurance.
So the government would give $12000 if you died, and your $30/mo that came out of your paycheck would give another 100-250k (depending on what you wanted/paid for) in government-sponsored life insurance as well.
And like I said, the only way you wouldn't get that extra insurance was if you purposely opted out of it when you enlisted or at some point in your career.
01-31-2005, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by antarius
It was even less during the Clinton years, by the way.
I don't think there's been a politician in my lifetime I approved of everything they did, but for Bush, this is a first