Panetta to propose military pay cut after Obama raised federal officials pay

[OriginalShroom]

I wonder if Obama gave permission to float this balloon? I would think so.. Panetta has been around too long to let this out without talking it over with his boss first.

Panetta to propose military pay cut after Obama raised federal officials pay | WashingtonExaminer.com

Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reportedly believes the military should receive a pay cut in order to respond to the budget cuts facing the Pentagon — a position that might strengthen the Republican push to reverse President Obama’s executive order raising the salary of Vice President Joe Biden and other federal officials.

“Panetta will recommend to Congress that military salaries be limited to a one percent increase in 2014,” CNN reports, explaining that Panetta is “effectively decreasing troop salaries next year . . . The decision comes as the secretary is stepping up the rhetoric about dire cuts at the Pentagon if sequestration goes into effect.”

The debate about sequestration did not stop Obama from ending a pay freeze for some government officials, effectively authorizing a pay raise that costs $11 billion.

 

[RoadVirus]

Cut military pay? Yeah...go for it. Tell me how that works out for you guys.

 

[Antares]

...and yet the Boi King parties on...let them eat cake....

 

[Oldguy]

I wonder if Obama gave permission to float this balloon? I would think so.. Panetta has been around too long to let this out without talking it over with his boss first.

Panetta to propose military pay cut after Obama raised federal officials pay | WashingtonExaminer.com

Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reportedly believes the military should receive a pay cut in order to respond to the budget cuts facing the Pentagon — a position that might strengthen the Republican push to reverse President Obama’s executive order raising the salary of Vice President Joe Biden and other federal officials.

“Panetta will recommend to Congress that military salaries be limited to a one percent increase in 2014,” CNN reports, explaining that Panetta is “effectively decreasing troop salaries next year . . . The decision comes as the secretary is stepping up the rhetoric about dire cuts at the Pentagon if sequestration goes into effect.”

The debate about sequestration did not stop Obama from ending a pay freeze for some government officials, effectively authorizing a pay raise that costs $11 billion.

In the first place, this is based upon a CNN story which is 2 months old:

FIRST ON CNN: Panetta to recommend pay cut for military ? CNN Security Clearance - CNN.com Blogs

Secondly, reducing a prospective pay raise which has not yet even been approved is not a "pay cut" any more than reducing the rate of increase in spending is a "spending cut."