I'm so outraged Thousands of California soldiers forced to repay enlistment bonuses a decade after going to war and its on lots news sites
Imagine if we all lived by the government's example and took whatever we believe we are "owed" by others via force or threat of force?
I got news. Those people don't have to pay back a red cent because a) they did not commit fraud to obtain the money, and b) in the case of a simple monetary mistake, the government (and everybody else) has a maximum of two years to claim redress. And for some financial mistakes it's even less time, Banks, for example, have 30 days to fix an over-payment into your account. After that it's your money, pure and simple. Unfortunately, every one of those people that got stampeded into making some sort of repayment are now bound to pay the entire amount because they "acknowledged" the debt. Oh, BTW--even if some of them did commit fraud, that's a criminal act, and they can't be forced to repay without a trial and subsequent conviction. This is a clear example of how rotten the government of California (and the US) has become.
I will remember this. If I am ever told to repay x, y or z, I will get a lawyer. It's finance, they fuck up all the time. I have never encountered a group where job incompetence is the norm, customer satisfaction is "none" and ignorance is mandatory.
Read this the other day and had to go out and stand in the rain for a half hour to cool off!! Nearly time for a Million Man March!
I heard about it on the way into work this morning - looks like legislation is being introduce to fix this for the troops.
Unfortunately wrong - anything you ever owed you still owe (with interest and penalties) no matter how long ago. OTOH if they owed you four years ago and you never received it you are SOL.
LOL ... Y'ALL HAVE ELECTRO SHOCKED MY BRAIN. I have a new name for my buddy, "Dayglo the 1/2 white Ginger bred man". Now y'all don't be lettin' yur minds wonder and put no words in my mouth that I didn't say. No misspellings in the 2nd sentence. It is just right the way it flowed off the tongue.
"Dayglo the half human Ginger bred man" sounds "better" to me. I can not imagine anyone this evil, corrupt, sleazy being considered human in the commonly accepted meaning of the word. What he has done to the US is INhuman. As for Kommiefornia vets paying the bonus back, what did they expect when living there?
By doing this discouraging american citizens from military service ,would create the gap NATO forces would fill to accomplish their 21 agenda .