Posted on May 25, 2014

If service members get paid from taxes, why is it that they have to pay taxes as well?

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I have a question. If someone can answer this in a way that anyone reading it can understand that would be great. The U.S. Military gets payed from taxes that hard honest working citizens pay. There is an estimated 313.9 Mil people in the U.S. and 1,138,044 members in the Military which is a total of 0.0036% of the US population. This includes members from the four major services which include the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines. So if service members get paid from taxes, why is it that they have to pay taxes as well? In a sense it is as though they am paying a 8th of their own paycheck based on the amount they pay every month.

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CAPT Kevin B.

Posted >1 y ago

If a law was ever passed that made MILs tax exempt, you can count on a 20% reduction in base pay. You won't see a difference either way. BTW, they capture Medicare, SS, etc. because you'll get the benefit later. Medicare becomes your primary at 65 regardless.

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GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad

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http://www.duffelblog.com/2015/04/tax-day-platoon-sergeant-army/

Platoon Sergeant Claims 38 Soldiers On His Tax Return

In addition to his tax return, Kinchloe is filing another civil suit in an attempt to retrieve a small portion of whatever of left of his soul.

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MSgt Bj Jones

Posted 10 y ago

It's a clever way for the Government to double dip by taxing what has already been taxed. Civilians are double taxed without realizing it. I'd venture some civilians aren't aware Military pay is taxed.

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