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Bill would exempt all active-duty military from taxes
Current law only exempts members who serve directly in combat zones.
Last week, Culberson sent a "Dear Colleague" to lawmakers asking them to support the legislation that he initially introduced in the 107th session.
"There are over 1.3 million men and women in our active force, who pay a staggering $2.5 billion in federal income taxes," wrote Culberson. "These men and women deserve our support, both moral and financial."
Meanwhile, Rep. Gresham Barrett, R-S.C., will soon introduce legislation to allow guardsmen or reservists who are activated for at least 90 days to make one-time penalty-free early withdrawals from their individual retirements accounts.
In his "Dear Colleague," Barrett said that many guardsmen and reservists have been called into service since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and again for action in Afghanistan and now the war in Iraq, taking drastic cuts in pay.
"I think we owe it to them to ensure that these families are able to use all their resources to cover their bills during this time," Barrett wrote.
The legislation would cover any withdrawal since Sept. 11, 2001, and extends through Sept. 12, 2005.
COMMENTS
- someone made a comment about soldiers not getting more tax services based on their(the volunteer soldiers') free choice to enlist. so what if there is no draft..American soldiers are volunteering to serve civilians so that all Americans have choices to the way they live. without these volunteer soldiers, there might be a draft--get it?! very simply, American soldiers earn the respect of their fellow civilians..whether we (simple civilians) want to admit it or not. give the soldiers the additional tax relief they've earned, and God bless America...THAT'S RIGHT...GOD BLESS AMERICA civilian tax payer Posted July 3, 2008 12:07 PM
- No tax relief? Decent wages? Decent benefits?! Try raising a family of two or more children on military pay, using a 5th rate HMO called Tricare and dental benefits? Forget it! We pay more than most civilians do for our "benefits"! Having my husband gone for months at a time, willing to die for our nation, is one thing but having to raise a family on a relatively small income is another matter. Try standing in a line for free and discounted food, the way dependents do for a while, then tell us that we don't deserve a tax break! Debra Vaughn Posted May 12, 2003 11:23 PM
- Damn straight active duty military should be exempt from paying taxes; especially the enlisted ranks and the younger (company grade) officers. Those who made your negative comments probably never have lived in base housing that was on the lower end of acceptable, with Early Air Force Orange Crate "furniture". Most military careers are less than 30 years; and during that 30 years, boys and girls, these military folk have sworn to uphold, support and, defend...and be a target for every nutcase of an ememy this nation has, defending themselves IAW some DoD weenie's Rules of Engagement, usually means the nutcase gets a free shot at them before they can defend themselves. We expect one heck of a lot from our military, this tax relief (relax, they will pay taxes before and after Active Duty, just like I do now) is one way of saying "thank you" for moving every four or less years, dragging your kids from one mediocre school to another, while your "stay at home classmates" kids go to the best they can afford, putting the family into that splendid base housing (or spending a good portion of their base pay for the rent of a decent house), leaving your wife/spouse and kids to fend for themselves while you are TDY to heck knows where, with a good chance to make that "military spouse" a "military widow/er". I have walked that "mile in your shoes" before I became Civil Service; and I say "HELL YES" you deserve a tax break; Semper FI!! JOHN V. WELGE, Captain, USAFR Posted April 10, 2003 9:02 PM
