The White House is bravely fighting the US Congress's attempt to give the armed forces an inflation busting 3.5% wage increase. A Bush administration policy statement on the subject states in part:
"When combined with the overall military benefit package, the president’s proposal provides a good quality of life for service members and their families...While we agree military pay must be kept competitive, the 3 percent raise, equal to the increase in the Employment Cost Index, will do that."
As part of the President's plan service members will also get a free plastic turkey at Thanksgiving and limited access to YouTube between midnight and dawn.
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