Well, it’s true, according to a former Armed Services gentleman I met recently, who had served our country for 20 years. He told me this horror story about the misuse of government credit cards after I talked to him about "Post the Finances."

Before I go any further, I must emphasize that I totally support our troops. These are men and women of high integrity, who wish to serve the American
public. The greatest gift a person can give is to sacrifice his or her life for a friend. In the case of our military men and women, they are willing to do this for their fellow Americans.

But misuse of credit cards is wrong. It is one of the abuses that would be quickly exposed by posting government finances to the Web. This also raises another issue. If we as a nation can afford to give our military personnel credit cards to misuse, we can certainly afford to give them a raise instead.

The misuse of credit cards, done in such a way that we, the taxpayers who foot the bill, won't see the charges, is unAmerican. Let's not tempt our men and women of the military with credit cards that can easily be misused. Let’s give them a raise instead, so they will not feel under pressure to compromise their integrity.