Veterans for Rick Perry

Veterans for Rick Perry

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Texas has long been known for taking a strong stance on law enforcement and supporting initiatives to address national security concerns at the Texas-Mexico border. Within the last six years, the State of Texas has appropriated more than $230 million to amplify border security, cut down on gang violence and provide real-time surveillance and intelligence to law enforcement on the ground. The state

Filling in the Gaps: The Duty Nonprofits Have to Support Vets When Government Can't 01/31/2012

At least one candidate for president made keeping the promise to our veterans a central theme of his campaign, Governor Rick Perry... He has done more to support veterans than any one...

From the Williamson column, "Yet, I am also pessimistic because veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan represent less than 1 percent of the entire population -- this limits the political capital previous veteran generations were able to muster in order to force the political class to not only keep their promises, but keep them in the spirit in which they were made."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eli-williamson/the-antithesis-of-charity_b_1237421.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false

Filling in the Gaps: The Duty Nonprofits Have to Support Vets When Government Can't Veterans have a distinct place in our society as those who have carried the heavy load of sacrifice. They have a distinct place in the world of philanthropy as well; they are the only social cause that is not charitable in nature.

01/18/2012

Governor Perry continues his wholehearted support for those who've served by proposing a Wounded Warrior Tax exemption...

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57360422-503544/perry-wants-five-year-tax-break-for-injured-vets/

Perry wants five-year tax break for injured vets - Political Hotsheet - CBS News Texas governor proposes to suspend income taxes for five years for wounded veterans ahead of primary in military-heavy S.C. Read more by Rebecca Kaplan on CBS News' Political Hotsheet.

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