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A-Schwarzenegger

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3. Privatization of the VA is an evil and insane proposition

Reply to McCamy Taylor (Original post)

Fri Dec 30, 2016, 04:03 AM

Dec 2016

designed to maximize corporate profits at the expense of veterans and veterans' health. If anybody thinks fear of jeopardizing national security will stop the Republicans from trying to privatize the VA and maximize corporate profits, not giving a shit about about veterans in the process, they have not been paying attention.

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Can We "Privatize" the VA Without Jeopardizing National Security? [View all] McCamy Taylor Dec 2016 OP

Not all veterans use the VA radical noodle Dec 2016 #1

Did he have a service related injury jberryhill Dec 2016 #4

He never talked about it radical noodle Dec 2016 #5

I was drafted back during the 'Nam years but no longer use the VA. Elwood P Dowd Dec 2016 #20

Good question. nm AmericanActivist Dec 2016 #2

Privatization of the VA is an evil and insane proposition A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2016 #3

Privatization Equals Death for some of the vets bearssoapbox Dec 2016 #6

I think I will defer to the Vets SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2016 #7

To be honest I have wondered why we need the VA at all because can't they get similar care via cstanleytech Dec 2016 #8

No, how many GP's have experience with Dioxin. denbot Dec 2016 #9

Don't Privatize the VA queentonic Dec 2016 #10

+1000000! SammyWinstonJack Dec 2016 #16

Privatizing the VA Turbineguy Dec 2016 #11

I've never understood how extracting profits from a formerly non-profit agency "reduces costs." hunter Dec 2016 #15

It reduces costs by reducing benefits. Turbineguy Dec 2016 #22

On the other hand madokie Dec 2016 #12

Several things here... Lee-Lee Dec 2016 #13

As a follow up I just asked one of our IT security guys at work Lee-Lee Dec 2016 #14

Thanks. If true then the VA needs to get itself secure. As do all health providers McCamy Taylor Dec 2016 #21

The VA scheduling system went online in 1985 and to this day it is unchanged Lee-Lee Dec 2016 #26

Why do we need to privatize the VA? Iggo Dec 2016 #17

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #18

Thank you for your valued opinion. smirkymonkey Dec 2016 #23

People forget that Bernie Sanders and John McCain started the privatization in 2014. former9thward Dec 2016 #19

The VA has essentially closed it by not paying providers Lee-Lee Dec 2016 #25

Thanks for the information. former9thward Dec 2016 #29

THE best piece on the Kochs' VA privatization scheme: A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2016 #24

You don't need to privatise it entirely but you could help out a lot of veterans if they were Alekzander Dec 2016 #27

Privatizing will be so much more costly. Trust Buster Dec 2016 #28