Rep Wilson takes aim at lowering age for retirement
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Michael Mitchell
Jan 27, 2011, 7:14:39 AM1/27/11
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Not a surprise, but a recent Military Update column (Tom Philpot
writing) quotes Rep. Joe Wilson:
So, in the face of calls to slash federal spending and address the
burgeoning national debt, Wilson said he intends to fight to correct
long-standing inequities in military entitlements.
He wants to end the “widow’s tax” in the Survivor Benefit Plan (also
called SBP-DIC offset), and to lower the age-60 start of reserve
retirement to make the plan fairer compared to active duty retirement.
He also wants some military retirement paid to all service members
forced by medical conditions to leave service early.
That might sound unaffordable amid tightening defense budgets. But
Wilson’s approach, he said, will be to achieve these goals in phases,
making some progress on each of them every year.
Read more: http://www.gazette.com/articles/military-111724-personnel-drawdown.html#ixzz1CEk9BQbn
writing) quotes Rep. Joe Wilson:
So, in the face of calls to slash federal spending and address the
burgeoning national debt, Wilson said he intends to fight to correct
long-standing inequities in military entitlements.
He wants to end the “widow’s tax” in the Survivor Benefit Plan (also
called SBP-DIC offset), and to lower the age-60 start of reserve
retirement to make the plan fairer compared to active duty retirement.
He also wants some military retirement paid to all service members
forced by medical conditions to leave service early.
That might sound unaffordable amid tightening defense budgets. But
Wilson’s approach, he said, will be to achieve these goals in phases,
making some progress on each of them every year.
Read more: http://www.gazette.com/articles/military-111724-personnel-drawdown.html#ixzz1CEk9BQbn
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