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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: EdinVA on February 10, 2020, 05:15:31 pm

Title: Rep. Ilhan Omar promotes call for GI Bill to apply to all Americans
Post by: EdinVA on February 10, 2020, 05:15:31 pm: Quote
Rep. Ilhan Omar (https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/ilhan-omar), D-Minn., is taking heat for sharing an article calling for the G.I. Bill (https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/education) -- legislation that pays for American service members (https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/military)' higher education -- to apply to all U.S. citizens.
The story, written by Marine and Iraq veteran Will Fischer, who used the G.I. Bill's benefits to pay for his college education, argues that the benefits of paying for veterans' education have far outweighed the costs -- and covering all Americans' tuition would benefit not only those avoiding student debt but the economy as a whole.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-omar-gi-bill-should-apply-to-all-americans (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-omar-gi-bill-should-apply-to-all-americans)
Title: Re: Rep. Ilhan Omar promotes call for GI Bill to apply to all Americans
Post by: Smokin Joe on February 10, 2020, 06:32:30 pm: Oh, Hell no!

That benefit should be reserved for those who earned it.

It isn't just some danged participation trophy for being in America.
Title: Re: Rep. Ilhan Omar promotes call for GI Bill to apply to all Americans
Post by: txradioguy on February 10, 2020, 07:13:12 pm: Quote from: Smokin Joe on February 10, 2020, 06:32:30 pm
Oh, Hell no!

That benefit should be reserved for those who earned it.

It isn't just some danged participation trophy for being in America.

This is what happens when you get a soldier that's been indoctrinated in government schools all his life.
Title: Re: Rep. Ilhan Omar promotes call for GI Bill to apply to all Americans
Post by: musiclady on February 10, 2020, 08:14:58 pm: This woman is an idiot.

An absolute idiot.
Title: Re: Rep. Ilhan Omar promotes call for GI Bill to apply to all Americans
Post by: thackney on February 11, 2020, 09:11:28 pm: Is she calling for everyone to serve???
Title: Re: Rep. Ilhan Omar promotes call for GI Bill to apply to all Americans
Post by: txradioguy on February 11, 2020, 09:18:30 pm: Quote from: thackney on February 11, 2020, 09:11:28 pm
Is she calling for everyone to serve???

Not from what I've read. She just wants more stuff for people who didn't do anything to earn it.
Title: Re: Rep. Ilhan Omar promotes call for GI Bill to apply to all Americans
Post by: thackney on February 11, 2020, 09:41:34 pm: Quote from: txradioguy on February 11, 2020, 09:18:30 pm
Not from what I've read. She just wants more stuff for people who didn't do anything to earn it.

Sorry, I should have added my /sarc tag.
Title: Re: Rep. Ilhan Omar promotes call for GI Bill to apply to all Americans
Post by: txradioguy on February 11, 2020, 09:53:44 pm: Quote from: thackney on February 11, 2020, 09:41:34 pm
Sorry, I should have added my /sarc tag.

:beer:
Title: Re: Rep. Ilhan Omar promotes call for GI Bill to apply to all Americans
Post by: aligncare on February 11, 2020, 09:57:57 pm: ...and giving away American citizenship to anyone who can walk across the border or apply for sanctuary.

Whether itâ€™s devaluation of American citizenship or cheapening military service, itâ€™s all in the Democratâ€™s wheelhouse.
Title: Re: Rep. Ilhan Omar promotes call for GI Bill to apply to all Americans
Post by: skeeter on February 11, 2020, 10:16:30 pm: Quote from: txradioguy on February 11, 2020, 09:18:30 pm
Not from what I've read. She just wants more stuff for people who didn't do anything to earn it.

Meaning more stuff for people like herself.