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Jackpine Radical

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6. Actually, they DID learn.

Reply to hootinholler (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 12:36 PM

Mar 2014

As of Vietnam, they learned how to avoid sharing the prosperity.

It is just so much more delicious to be a rich person surrounded by people in abject need than it is to be an even richer person who has to give up some wealth to be shared with others.

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Apparently the only good veteran is a dead veteran [View all] Scuba Mar 2014 OP

I hope not hack89 Mar 2014 #1

Considering how the VA has treated me and others, this is accurate. Katashi_itto Mar 2014 #2

As it ever was hootinholler Mar 2014 #3

Actually, they DID learn. Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #6

I got home in '69 coldbeer Mar 2014 #10

I see many veterans living homeless Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #4

Though I have many problems with ol' Rudyard.. He nailed this one. SQUEE Mar 2014 #5

Oh, yeah. Ol' Rudyard knew a thing or two Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #7

i disagree chknltl Mar 2014 #8

My wife is a disabled vet snort Mar 2014 #9

I Fully Agree chknltl Mar 2014 #12

I just got the postcard. snort Mar 2014 #13

Yeah, saw that about the private insurers too. I am 'concerned' about that. chknltl Mar 2014 #15

More details about the VA's new dental insurance program: pinboy3niner Mar 2014 #14

Thank you for this info pinboy3niner. chknltl Mar 2014 #16

That's Exactly right. Pesky detail that gets swatted down when Vets Cha Mar 2014 #11