Joe, my information is from a credible source. Go to Military.com under money matters and check it out for yourself before you say I'm wrong. Cass, I'm pretty sure if anyone deserves a pay increase it's the men and woman who put their lives on the line protecting ours every

day. I suppose Obama and the rest of the elected official's deserve raises more than Joe the plumber? Obama is the one who proposed it so I'd say that makes him the one responsible for it. This is not just your normal pay raise, it is a cost of living increase. In case you haven't

noticed, just because the economy is slow doesn't mean inflation is. Michael, not sure how you figure the pay increase doesn't

make a difference? It made all the difference in our pocket. Better ours than the governments. If you add up the amount of service members that get it you'd see the tremendous impact it has on those families. All I'm saying is don't cut off the hand that's saving yours! Cut backs can be made in other area's.