John McCain Doesn’t Support the Troops

Sorted under 2008 election, politics on June 12, 2008

The current GI Bill as it stands today is the same GI Bill that was in effect during World War II. When considering the cost of living and how much more money is needed by every American just to keep a roof over their heads and eat has significantly risen since the time of World War II. The current GI Bill is also said to pay for the college education of an American soldier in addition to providing necessities; in reality, as of right now, American soldiers who are returning from several tours overseas are receiving a sum of $650 per month. This amount of money may have been sufficient for WWII veterans, however, as the cost of living has risen, more money is needed for veterans of the current war to receive what they were promised at their time of enlisting.

As it stands today, the GI Bill does not cover an American veteran’s entire education, which is upsetting specifically because so many Americans enlist in the military for the simple fact that they are promised a college education. For years, the American government has relied solely on people of lower income families and have lied to a frightening number of people about the benefits that they would receive if they enlisted. The benefits that soldiers receive now after active duty overseas is much like a college scholarship if anything else, and because of the bill is so inadequate, many soldiers are in debt because the GI Bill has not kept up with the rising cost of living in America.

There is a new GI Bill now by Senator John Weeb that covers the cost of college tuition to the price of a state college and will give the troops the peace of mind that finally they will be given what they are promised. The only problem with this new GI Bill is that it’s not getting passed due to the lack of support, including lack of support from Senator John McCain.

While McCain loves to boast that he is an American veteran and loves to give the illusion that he of all people, as an American veteran supports the troops, he should be one of the first people to endorse the new GI Bill, which doesn’t blatantly lie to the American people and leave veterans in debt or uneducated due to the cost of living and the rising cost of education. However, John McCain not only does not support the new GI Bill, he downright refuses to co-sponsor it and in turn, does not support the troops.

This is unacceptable. As a veteran himself and a candidate in the current presidential election, refusing to co-sponsor a bill that will help the soldiers with whom he loves to identify himself with, is disgusting. There is no way that any American can support John McCain while supporting America and American troops because John McCain himself does not.



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    Not supporting the troops is a disaster.
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  • I abhorrence the actuality that the troops accept to be over there and I don't anticipate that any of them should because it's not our country - but I would never allege bad about them. they are accomplishing their job and they are adventurous to be traveling over there in the aboriginal place! However, I still don't anticipate I will be voting this year. I just can't assume to get into it!
  • Joel_101
    I am a veteran and I am not upset at McCain’s vote on this particular bill.


    1. The bill did not support troops after the Vietnam era bill expired thru the present. It only addressed the post 9/11 troops.
    2. McCain did not think the bill went far enough, nor did it address issues of retention or transferability to other family members.
    3. McCain does support veterans. Just do the digging on his voting record.
    4. No – the current GI Bill is not the same one that started post WWII. There have been a several different changes since that in particular addressed education benefits. Facts not opinion - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gi_bill
  • I hate the fact that the troops have to be over there and I don't think that any of them should because it's not our country - but I would never speak bad about them. they are doing their job and they are brave to be going over there in the first place! However, I still don't think I will be voting this year. I just can't seem to get into it!
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