The pensions were originally only for those who had war-related disabilities. But under the Dependent Pension Act of 1890, non-war disabilities were also included, and benefits for the widows and dependents of veterans.
There were many fraudulent claims under both the original and amended plans, so that the total amount of the monthly pensions rapidly became enormous. (Much as Social Security would become an onerous financial burden a century later.)
it was fredrick douglass
It was basically about the slavery problem and stuff like that.
during the Civil War to help pay for military expensives
true this was one of the factors for civil war
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they were paid in gold
A pension is money given after serving in the military. This caused problems because after the fighting no one really had any money to give. Saying the treasury had not much money to spare for the war veterans.
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Not to be confused with the Vietnam War, because that was not a civil war (two separate nations fought that war). The US Civil War involved strictly Americans (Northerners vs Southerners); was Congress to pay both adversaries, both Northerners & Southerners? When the Southerners were actually committing treason by attacking their own US Government? Thus the official name of the American Civil War..."The War of the Rebellion" (Rebellion against the US Government). Thus, the US Congress had to either pay just the Northerners (Federal, Union, Yankee Armies, US Army, US Navy, etc.) or both...THEY WERE BOTH AMERICANS. This may have caused "a problem" for the US treasury department.
There is no war between them Only the extremists create problem
Yes he did. This was an issue of the republican party and Harrison voted along party lines for healthy pensions for Civil War veterans and widows of fallen soldiers.
There are no living vets and the last widow died last year.
Maurice Wright has written: 'Jeffery Method of Horse Handling' 'Treasury control of the Civil Service, 1854-1874' -- subject(s): Civil service, Great Britain, Great Britain. Treasury
Walter Spiess has written: 'Versorgungsreformgesetz' -- subject(s): Civil service, Officials and employees, Pensions
Herman Kehrli has written: 'Portland pension problems' -- subject(s): Civil service, Pensions
Many retirees count on pensions from the organization they are retiring from to hold them through the rest of their lives. If they have been managers, or have worked in a Civil Service job, the money that is in their pensions often is capable of supporting them, so long as they are not overly extravagant.
One problem with civil unions is whether it is ethical to legally create a sub-class of human whose relationships are not entitled to be called by the same name as members of the majority call their relationships.