Just when you think they can't sunk any lower...

[kengr]

... the government proves you wrong.

http://kdka.com/local/military.signing.bonuses.2.571660.html

They want signing bonus money back from soldiers who have been injured badly enough to not serve out their term.

Bastards.

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[siegeengine.livejournal.com]

There was so much uproar over this (one of the complaintants was on TV,) that the pentagon has issued a retraction saying they never meant this, and that it was a mistake (hah) and have set up a hotline for any veteran who had this happen to them to get redress.

Yay for our side!

[ruth-lawrence.livejournal.com]

WHAT???

Okay, here's the meme that released us from our mean-minded social-darwinist neocons, we don't need it any more:

@

It's called 'We live in a society, not an economy' and doesn't need a real lot of food or water.