More veterans benefits taken away.

[slick rick]

Point is why did those folks get in office in the 1st place not to mention gettin right back in office after been proven to be dumber than a mud fence ? Now back to the subject the VA is now 279 days behind on veterans claims and as more of our brothers and sisters come home the longer the wait will be.

....HERE HERE...

[GARYD]

I say we stop sending medical supplies, medicine and doctors to 3rd world countries (they hate us anyway) and concentrate on OUR CITIZENS first especially the ones that are sacrificing their lives.
Then whatever is left over we send to friendly countries first and then the rest of the world.
I'm getting sick and tired feeding and fixing the the world while our people are sick and hungry.

[DanDolfn]

I recall that the VA changed the eligibility requirements during the Bush Administration. It used to be that all vets qualified. Now there is a means test.

BTW, before you get too upset about the VA under this administration not being able to handle all the disabled soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan, go back and look at the history of votes against funding the VA.

[Jackal08]

I was never promised free medical care for the rest of my life when I joined the Army. I was told by the recruiter that he could only guarantee that I would probably be sent to Vietnam. I am now rated at 100% permanent and totally disabled which is combat service related. I had to almost go bankrupt, go through numerous medical and psycological exams, navigate miles of government red tape, all of which took four years before I got any help at all. Now the VA takes very good care of me.

[DanDolfn]

all of which took four years before I got any help at all.

That's really a shame.

Thank you for your service and I'm ashamed that we didn't treat you better.

I'm a vet myself ('68-'69, but service was in Belgium) but I didn't have to be one to know that we need to take better care of those who have served.

Sadly, this has been a recurring theme at least since Vietnam.

[GARYD]

Just think of all the vets that could be taken care of with all the money we send to all the other countries every year - friend and enemy.
I think before we send one penny overseas, we take care of and feed OUR PEOPLE FIRST - military and civilian alike. What's left over - then we'll talk.

Start by electing politicians that want to cut spending instead of of taxing.

[DanDolfn]

Start by electing politicians that want to cut spending instead of of taxing.

Unfortunately, what you get with the rest of that package isn't so great.

I'm all in favor of small government, but IMHO, that includes staying out of peoples' bedrooms and doctors' offices as well as motorcyclists' heads.

:-)

[GARYD]

I agree 100%