You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Submit your comments on this article
Home Front: Politix
12 weeks paid family leave, 17 fighter jets, eight warships, two nuclear submarines and a 2.7% pay rise: Senate approves huge $770BN Defense Bill
2021-12-16
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News]
  • The annual defense budget is a must-pass piece of legislation funding military

  • Negotiations dragged on this year over security concerns on Russia and China

  • The $770 billion total is $25 billion more than what Biden originally requested

  • It also includes a guaranteed basic income for qualified troops and reforms to the sexual assault and harassment reporting and justice system
Posted by:Skidmark

#7  ..well thank goodness that some nerd got them to finally ratify the 27th Amendment ....
"Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives."
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-12-16 19:37  

#6  2.7% added to a paycheck (adjusted for inflation) means soldiers are still losing about 4%, possibly more.

Now watch the congress vote themselves a whopper.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-12-16 16:50  

#5  You get a fighter jet, you get a fighter jet, every gender gets a fighter jet!
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-12-16 15:22  

#4  Back we go to the Johnson-Nixon era, Woke version. Guns 'n' Great Society Green New Graft = Stagflation coming our way ... BOHICA!
Posted by: Merrick Ferret   2021-12-16 13:29  

#3  Of course, when you have massive inflation and you're lying about it...
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2021-12-16 13:23  

#2  When inquiring minds want to know...DoD Budget Request
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-12-16 12:58  

#1  How much for the political komissariat? How much for CRT training and Ibrahim X. Kendi's "consulting" fees?
Posted by: Merrick Ferret   2021-12-16 11:02  

00:00