The latest FB "Repost if you support our troops" meme

[OmahaBlueDog]

"Dear Mr. President, I hear you would like to freeze pay rates for soldiers starting next year. Would you also consider cutting your own pay to save more money for our country? While you're at it, lets cut down all congressman's pay too. If the people who risk their lives don't get an increase in pay, why should we continue raising pay for those who take no risks and reap the benefits? REPOST if you support troops..."


Maybe you can rewrite this to something that is both more accurate and more supportive of the troops?

[RandySF]

1. It's been debunked

Here is the link: http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/payfreeze.asp

[OmahaBlueDog]

3. Thanks - you do know that Snopes is an elitist liberal conspiracy, though?

;-)

[bluestateguy]

2. You mean our public employees in Iraq and Afghanistan?

nt

[OmahaBlueDog]

4. Y'know we could just reduce the number of private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan

... or maybe just bring those troops home?

[RC]

7. Naa, can't do that. Too simple.

[msongs]

5. "Support our troops bring them home alive NOW". how's that? nt

[Contrary1]

6. What a pantload...

My aunt posted it to her profile. All I did was post the snopes link, which she promptly deleted. Too lazy to do any research, before they forward on all their crap.

These morons don't want to know the truth.

[NYC Liberal]

8. Cutting his pay would be a violation of the Constitution

The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected

But let's not allow that "god damn piece of paper" to get in the way.