I think they should boost (quadruple) retired military pay; that way I can really retire instead of working through my retirement.
If I leave my job and really retire that would have the same effect as creating a job, and I do mean a better than average, white collar job.
It's not like I wouldn't spend the money anyway, which is the trickle down economy at it's best.
2 million retiree's makes a lot of trickle folks.
Ya'll call your congressmen today.
BTW, the total of Retired Pay to military retiree's in 2008 is budgeted at 1.288 billion bucks. Quadrupling it would cost a measly couple of billion which is nothing, and have a real effect.
Office of the Secretary of Defense - Budget Materials