On
Wednesday the Texas Senate approved an amendment to the Hazlewood act
for veterans benefits. The amendment now requires minimum service of 6 years
interest of the original 180 days and also states that children of veterans
have only 15 years to use these benefits should they be passed down. Apparently
the fat cats in the senate don't believe that serving your country is worthy of
free school tuition for your children. The reform to the original legislation
was aimed at curving the non-veteran recipients of these benefits. I believe
there is a more structured way to make these costs more affordable, they could
start by taking away their own yearly raises, spending less on our prison
system. The fact of the matter is Texas' wealth and resources are being poured
into the wrong buckets, so to speak. Pressing matters such as education, infrastructure
and jobs. Not the pockets of fat cat politicians, university football coaches
(I'm talking to you Mr. $5million Charlie Strong) and the other useless
programs and districts throughout our state. I am enraged that our veterans and
their children have to suffer the consequences of out of control public funding
for the wrong things. We have a multitude of other options and an abundance of
other departmental funding to adjust so that those brave enough to serve our
country can afford to send their children to school on the back of their hard
work and dedication. We are a notoriously supportive state to our military, why
the heck are we now giving them the finger?
1 comment:
I agree with a lot of what Mr. Cisneros in regards to reduced education benefits for veteran's children. However, my opinion may be stemming from a different place. The article he refers to speaks of "ballooning costs". If this is in reference to education, then I call BS. Taking away education benefits would just be a band-aid on a much bigger problem with our education system. I feel as if the focus should be on regulating the cost of tuition and making sure all of the money we are paying for these classes is going to the right place. If the system weren't broken, we could all go to school for free, regardless of veteran status.
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