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Has anyone heard that President Obama has cut combat pay? Please help me debunk. I can't verify it. Posted on a friends FB page.
Gore1FL
(21,158 posts)Call bullshit and ask them for a credible link.
Also ask them why would he do it at all, much less in an election year. Point tout that pay cuts for the workers sounds like something a party calling for austerity would want.
Bigmack
(8,020 posts)slam them and their links.
I strung one poor bastard out until he had built a huge case... "Look at all the sources I sent you...!"
Then, of course, I lowered the boom and debunked him. Bigtime. Pointed out that his sources... all of them... were liars.
He didn't want to believe it, but I kept pouring it on.
"Well... you got me on this point.... but Obama is still the anti-Christ Muslim from Kenya!"
Facepalm!
Liberal Veteran
(22,239 posts)Ohio Dem
(4,357 posts)And Snopes provides its sources, which is good because most rightwingers I know don't trust Snopes. Anything that interferes with their preconceived ideas have a hard time getting through the bubble.
mailman82
(399 posts)Liberal Veteran
(22,239 posts)Riftaxe
(2,693 posts)Question about imminent danger pay ("Combat Pay" , the correct answer to the OP's question is that yes, the policy of imminent danger pay has changed as of 2/1/12.
TheWraith
(24,331 posts)Demand a link to the Associated Press article.
BumRushDaShow
(129,662 posts)mindwalker_i
(4,407 posts)Soldiers are, after all, government employees. Shouldn't they get pay cuts like teachers and other government employees? Shouldn't Republicans be cutting their jobs?
Riftaxe
(2,693 posts)The Snopes.com article is not applicable and has no relevance to your question. I am not sure why they even bothered posting it since it has nothing to do with "Combat Pay".
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Liberal Veteran
(22,239 posts)I assumed it was a thrice recycled Facebook rumor (they usually tend to change a few words around and spread it again).
I should stick to lame attempts at being humorous instead of helpful.