BigWahoo Loc: Kentucky

"WASHINGTON — Speaking to a crowd of military spouses on Wednesday, President Donald Trump incorrectly claimed that his administration gave service members their first pay raise in 10 years, a moment he was “proud” to oversee.

In fact, troops have seen a pay raise of at least 1 percent every year for more than 30 years. The 2018 military pay raise — which was 2.4 percent — was the largest for the armed forces in eight years."

https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/2018/05/09/trump-confused-about-military-pay-claims-troops-saw-no-raises-for-a-decade/

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

BIG WAHOO clearly either doesn't understand the issue or is maliciously misleading.

From a link contained within yours:

But the 2.4 percent figure is also the mark mandated as the standard pay raise under federal law.

In past years, the White House and Congress have gone below those expected levels in an effort to save money for other military priorities. Outside groups have argued this amounts to a cut in military pay, since those lower pay raises fail to keep pace with the cost of living.

Oh dear:

https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/2017/11/20/2018-military-pay-raise-is-the-biggest-in-eight-years-but-how-generous-is-it/

BigWahoo Loc: Kentucky

Trump said there had been NO pay raise for 10 years.

That is a 'lie'.

BigWahoo Loc: Kentucky

You can listen to Trump lying in his own words here:

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-iraq-troops-pay-rise-president-invents-salary-bump-soldiers-during-1272186

BigWahoo Loc: Kentucky

I know that you and your fellow cultists believe that Trump telling lies is just fine.

BigWahoo Loc: Kentucky

The military has received at least a 1% pay raise every year for the last 30 years.

BigWahoo Loc: Kentucky

"At the end of every year the federal government determines if, and by how much, the basic pay tables will increase. The increase is calculated based on the annual increase in the Employment Cost Index (ECI)."

https://www.federalpay.org/military/raises

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

It is not in dispute that Trump is a compulsive liar. The world knows that.

Elaine2025 Loc: Seattle, Wa

1 percent is nothing. You are going to ramble on over 8 years versus 10 years. Who cares?

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

A 1% "pay raise" is a de facto pay cut.

Grow up.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

And a "little lie" is not as bad as a "big lie".

BigWahoo Loc: Kentucky

Trump said there had been no pay raise in 10 years.

That was a lie.

e View Pay Table
2017 2.1% An E-5 member with over 8 years of service would receive a monthly raise of $62.70
2016 1.3% An E-5 member with over 8 years of service would receive a monthly raise of $38.40
2015 1.0% An E-5 member with over 8 years of service would receive a monthly raise of $29.10
2014 1.0% An E-5 member with over 8 years of service would receive a monthly raise of $28.80
2013 1.7% An E-5 member with over 8 years of service would receive a monthly raise of $48.30
2012 1.6% An E-5 member with over 8 years of service would receive a monthly raise of $44.70
2011 1.4% An E-5 member with over 8 years of service would receive a monthly raise of $38.70
2010 3.4% An E-5 member with over 8 years of service would receive a monthly raise of $90.90
2009 3.9% An E-5 member with over 8 years of service would receive a monthly raise of $100.20
2008 3.5% An E-5 member with over 8 years of service would receive a monthly raise of $87.00
2007, April 1.2% An E-5 member with over 8 years of service would receive a monthly raise of $28.80
2007, January 2.2% An E-5 member with over 8 years of service would receive a monthly raise of $52.80
2006 3.1% An E-5 member with over 8 years of service would receive a monthly raise of $72.30
2005 3.5% An E-5 member with over 8 years of service would receive a monthly raise of $78.90
2004 4.6% An E-5 member with over 8 years of service would receive a monthly raise of $99.00

https://www.federalpay.org/military/raises

BigWahoo Loc: Kentucky

He also said they were getting a 10% raise.

That is a lie.

BigWahoo Loc: Kentucky

A lie is a lie.

Rose42

Technically those are raises but in reality that's nothing especially after taxes. While I was in we got the same piddly little raises and still lived below the poverty line.