Obama hit the campaign trail today

[backwoods]

They shoulda included:

Dear Mr. Obama, I hear you would like to freeze pay rates for soldiers starting next year. Would you also consider cutting your own pay to save more money for our country? While you're at it, lets cut down all congressman's pay too. If the people who risk their lives don't get an increase in pay, why should we continue raising pay for those who take no risks and reap the benefits?

[tpunx99GSX]

Originally Posted by backwoods

They shoulda included:

Dear Mr. Obama, I hear you would like to freeze pay rates for soldiers starting next year. Would you also consider cutting your own pay to save more money for our country? While you're at it, lets cut down all congressman's pay too. If the people who risk their lives don't get an increase in pay, why should we continue raising pay for those who take no risks and reap the benefits?

Dear Mr. Backwoods, Please run accusations through snopes before posting. http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/payfreeze.asp
I will quote this in case you missed it "Obamas Fiscal 2011 budget proposal called for a 1.4% pay increase to military pay for 2011" and it was approved by congress (the democrat one) in december 2010, while he froze salaries of all other Federal Workers for two years.
Thank you