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P.L. 110-324, The Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008 (16 comments ↓ | 8 wiki edits)
S. 2617 would increase, effective as of December 1, 2008, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans.
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Diller
Cola Act... Should be called "Lets 5 finger f^$* our veterans." 2.3% last year to offset the increase of prices of daily living. WTF!!! I do belive that someone failed there 4th grade math test. I expect an even smaller raise for next year. It's ok though. Most of us have lived in third world countries with no electric, little food, and unbearable living conditions. Maybe the government has a plan to get us back to these conditions by 2010.
Imo
Right on, Diller!
Daveteran.Rich
Agree with Diller. With food and gas prices up substantially, we SHOULD get a better increase than what is anticipated at this time, which I believe to be 3.9%. I'm grateful for whatever we get, but what a travesty!
famous
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) produced the June CPI numbers, which show a 1.1 % increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the last quarter's numbers, and about 4 percent above June 2007 CPI statistics.
If inflation continues to rise, then we might be able to receive a substantial increase. Remember, this is an election year, and most voters face tough economic situations due to the inflated cost of oil, gas, electricity, materials and labor. With that said, now Congress must act in the best interest of the voters of our great nation, and not for their special interests.
Peace is better than aggression,
Famous
Infamous
Here I thought the choice would be Coke, Pepsi or genaric.
The VA increased the amount they pay per mile. I went and checked it out. yes It was almost 16 dollars for my trip to the VA. They also increased the deduction for their co pay from 6+ to 15 plus, I could get .42 cents. .25 cents less than I would have got on the old travel pay. I let them keep it, George needs it more than Me.
JA Boyd
Diller you need to brush up on your arithmatic. If you don't like what you get give it back.
Tet Vet(WTFjr,Brown Water Navy)
I can not believe the way they treat us Disabled Veterans, let them try to live on VA disability pay! VA benefits need to be increased by 25% just to play catch up! Disabled veterans should have use of base facilities, bill is stalled somewhere in house armed services committee, it is a no brainer, costs the government nothing, saves the veterans money! Also, dental for all veterans, after all oral health is the main stream for many health problems!
Alan
Tet Vet,
So what else can your country do for you? Do you need someone to come over and wipe your butt as well? You need to face up to things and quit whining.
zx-user
The CPI for July was 6.4% and Cola's are usually tied to that. Aug and Sept have to be analyzied to see what it was for those months. We WILL know mid October.
Some say it will be 2.8% I don't know where they come up with their numbers (Fuzzy math)sound familiar?
1987 they gave and 8.7% increase. Don't even remember it, but it happened! Stay tuned, ears to the ground. Wait till MID October....
C:hief
Seems like I recall free medical care for life.....what BS. Hey Alan,
is somebody wiping your butt? If not, you're getting too much. Screw the stinkin' congress... pain is not gain or I'd be a stinkin' millionaire!! What's 2.0% of 700 Billion???? Welcome to the real world of fascist goobermnt!!!
Gary
700 billion bailout, 25 billion automakers, 0 Disabled Veterans
9/27/2008. What a shame.
richard
What ever happened to the 25% proposal to increase veterans benefits? If I could work i would and when I did work I made 3 times as much as I am getting now. I am very greatful for what I get but every penny goes to fuel,mortgage,gas,child support. I have 200 dollars left at the end of each month.Who do we need to contact to get this 25% bill moving?
mike
25% is not unreasonable. what do our leaders get every year? just what i thought.
DVOP
I'm 70% there is no way I could live on that. I work as a DVOP (half of the Grant for this program after each state takes their cut is taken by the privatized Workforce boards to pay $20,000 a year kick backs to the companies on the board to do things like teach executives CPR at the Red cross and call it EWT) I have an MBA and don't make $30 K. I have not had a day with out pain that would have people like Alan go crying to the ER. I work with veterans everyday that are becoming or are homeless, laid off and thrown away but lets pat the greedy little brats of wall street on the head and send them on their way. Guess is the 25% was just a election plug we might see 6.5% from what I have heard.
V.B
I think we are being hit inn the head once more buy the same people that vote themselves a raise each year and don't have to pay for anything now. They fly for free they eat for free. They even bring their families with them when the fly overseas. As for Alan you need to respect others and their right to be discontent with this sad government that we supported as military members. We have earned the right to complain about these issues. You must be a McCain supporter.
zx-user
Mike and Richard, sometime back it was mentioned that we vets have been at the same disability rates since the mid, I believe '50s. It was suggested that in order to keep up with todays $$$, at least a 25% overall increase should be implemented. I have searched the internet and have come up stone cold on any information on that one.
Actually, can you imagine what that would cost the govt? I know, I know, 700 Billion. But, I am happy with my 100%sc. Whatever we get, we should consider ourselves lucky. MOSt other countries don't pay vets for injuries, much less whine about what kind of cola we are gonna get. Oh, and V.B. I am a strong McCain supporter, but the house and senate is made up of superior numbers of Dems who have the control of the houses. Complain to your Dem leaders. You have earned that right. The last two years are all Dem controlled!!
Sgt,USMC