Politics

[cwpayton]

another wastes of money on vets! the white crosses row on row are the dead Americans in France,WWII. what a waste of resources shoulda just bulldozed one big trench . And the wall is dead American's of Nam. Arlinton cemetery on bottom right, more grifters using up dirt

 

[cwpayton]

More lazy grifters ridin the pork wagon, my fathers in their somewhere. they are after the disabled bennies for sure, Dad got FREE treatment for MALARIA. right side is my son , such generational welfare passed down

 

[LivingTheDream]

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[Brent in Az]

Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire.

 

[wesheltonj]

Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire.

I saw a headline earlier today “Musk is first trillionaire more wealth inequality in America.”

 

[Brent in Az]

Elon's Space X gains put him over the top

 

[AJ Peacock]

I saw a headline earlier today “Musk is first trillionaire more wealth inequality in America.”

I heard that 4000 of his employees where made millionaires today and 400 where 100 millionaires.

Yep, the American dream is certainly dead. Just because many of those folks worked for 2 decades to get this payday, maybe we should wealth tax them into poverty!

AJ

 

[Killingtime]

It is sad that we are piling up all enlisted as taking advantage of the VA. Maybe this conversation should be focused on the parasites who are draining this great country dry by abusing all the free programs we have. Afterall, those who are claimed to be taking advantage of the VA served their country. What have the freeloaders done?

Absolutely. The country promised to take care of people who signed up so we should keep are word. After all as you pointed out our country pays gobs of money to people who are not even Americans and I’m sure if we tally up the money given to illegals for decades and the many many recipients of welfare or other social benefits that didn’t need them any possible money used by the va inappropriately would be a drop in the bucket. I have quite a few friends over the years that were infantry combat vets in gwot all on disability, all still work, and all deserve the money they receive. with the injuries some of them have they definitely deserve more.

 

[Newboomer]

I will agree as a whole our society is less physical than the past. We are overweight and comfort can be a neurotoxin. Most Americans live an easier life than prior generations. From the war fighter at the tip of the spear perspective, I know we do far more than any generation before us. We fight / fought harder with more recorded valorous acts on a daily basis. Valor awards now are often harder to have processed than prior generations. A soldier in Vietnam could not imagine banging out multiple raids a night, 7 days a week. For months on end.

I served 30+ years in the military in various capacities and I have next to no use for the VA. My personal experience has been that they delay, stonewall, refuse treatment much more often than they actually help one of us. I fought with them fo 10 years to get hearing aids while I was still in the reserves. I had annual hearing tests which clearly showed decreased hearing loss and they always found some excuse to deny me hearing aids. I finally purchased them at Costco.
I limit my contact with them to my annual visit to remain in the system. I go in one week to piss and bleed and back the next week to chat with the doctor. All my other health issues are conducted with the appropriate civilian specialist all covered by Medicare and Tricare.
I firmly believe that anyone who has a valid DD214 should receive any and all health care he(she) requests free of any financial cost, if they wish to endure the VA bureaucracy. We have served, suffered and are duly entitled to such.

 

[jruby]

Right now I am waiting for them to figure out how to mail a check. Talked to them last Thursday and they said I had two checks mailed to me. I have seen neither. They have my address is verified with them. So far not real impressed with the VA not that I need them as bad as others by a far cry. We will wait and see what happens but so far not impressed.