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As one who gained from the education benefits of the GI Bill I must say McCain’s stance is morally wrong. Anyone who serves a hitch in the military has earned these benefits and to deny them is patently immoral. These are not handouts as some would characterize them, but something we earned. This stance reminds me of the comment from Reagan’s Secretary of the VA who characterized us as “Welfare Queens” living off the GI Bill.
In addition to the individual economic gains, there are also the societal gains due to the increased educational level of the population. The WWII GI Bill has been called the greatest economic development measure that was ever passed by the Congress.
This just further demonstrates McCain’s lack of character and his lack of fitness for the highest office of the US.
