The Nation - News from March 5, 1985
Military pensions, criticized by budget director David A. Stockman, generously benefit only a small, affluent group and actually work against defense readiness by encouraging skilled personnel to retire early, a private study group said. The observation was contained in “The Military Payoff,” a report issued by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, privately financed organization.
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