Government plays bait and switch with war widows and their children

Despite being widowed, [Raquel] Vallejo-Moore thought she was prepared financially because they had discussed what to do if [36 year old Maj. Horst Gerhard "Gary" Moore] was killed. She was unaware of a law that every year takes millions of dollars in anticipated income from some 57,000 surviving military spouses, most of them widows. Because of that law, she has about $1,000 a month less than she expected.

"It doesn't seem fair," said Vallejo-Moore, 39, who lives and works in El Paso. "But life's not fair."

The law allows the government to significantly cut -- and in many cases eliminate -- a Defense Department insurance payment if the surviving spouse chooses to receive a Veterans Affairs benefit. The VA benefit was established to compensate for the service-related death of a family member.

Lets stop the Bush-era abuse of our military and their families.