On May 2, 2014 at 22:21, burtont62 said...
It's kind of insulting to think that the guy asking me if I want to supersize that meal is making $31,200 a year and a Sergeant in the Army with 4 years experience is making $30,660.
That Sergeant also gets 100% free medical care for him and his family. He also gets free housing or a housing allowance. He also gets to shop at the military PX and commissary. If he stays in for 20 years he will get retirement benefits. He can start collecting those benefits immediately and for the rest of his life.
Once he leaves the military he is also eligible for free education with the GI Bill.
These benifits are well deserved by the men and women who protect us but minimum pay workers get nothing.
Keep in mind of the location of this increase. It is not in a part of the country where the cost of living is low. In some places if you earned 30K per year you could survive. In other areas if you earned $30K per year it is impossible to support a family.
