Here’s another example of the Law of Unintended Consequences.  Lower-level military personnel, usually those grunts carrying the burden of battle on their shoulders, receive combat pay tax exclusions, which ironically prevent them from claiming key tax benefits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).

Brittany Ballenstedt’s article in Government Executive describes action in the Senate that is designed to correct this anomaly.

Do you agree that our military members, Executive Branch employees all, merit special consideration due to their dangerous duties and, if so, are these accommodations reasonable?  Should additional ones be granted?  If so, what type?

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