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TreasonousBastard

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7. I am well aware of that, but I am also aware that as Korean and Viet Nam vets die off...

Reply to Corgigal (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 05:47 PM

Mar 2019

there will be very little support for a huge VA that largely duplicates other available services.

We, as a country, must at some point agree that health care is a basic human right, and veterans are but one of several special groups that may have additional needs.

I do, however, suspect that I will die off before that happens.

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The VA Is Privatizing Veterans' Health Care While Launching a Campaign to Deny It [View all] babylonsister Mar 2019 OP

Someone explain to me what joy people like the Koch bros get out of funding this shit. CurtEastPoint Mar 2019 #1

I use one of the better VA facilities at Northport and for quite a while they have... TreasonousBastard Mar 2019 #2

You are aware, Corgigal Mar 2019 #3

I pay nothing for VA coverage and care. Kaleva Mar 2019 #6

Neither do I. Corgigal Mar 2019 #9

I am well aware of that, but I am also aware that as Korean and Viet Nam vets die off... TreasonousBastard Mar 2019 #7

It's over a two hour drive to the nearest VA hospital for me. Kaleva Mar 2019 #5

One thing we have here are local VA clinics set up all over the island. Primary care consults... TreasonousBastard Mar 2019 #8

It's not just a Trump plan, it's the Republicans' plan JHB Mar 2019 #4