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TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts) Fri May 23, 2014, 05:23 PM May 2014

Privatize The VA? Would That Really Be Any Better?

The GOP wants vouchers for everyone. Even the VA is NOT immune to their scheme. The latest scandal plays right into their hands.
Continual underfunding has left the VA without enough resources.

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Privatize The VA? Would That Really Be Any Better? (Original Post) TheMastersNemesis May 2014 OP

Funding the VA is best. yallerdawg May 2014 #1

This matter was discussed earlier. Is it what they are after anyway? misterhighwasted May 2014 #2

Privatization blocks accountability. dixiegrrrrl May 2014 #3

Yes it does. And that is exactly how the foreign investor owned corporations want it. misterhighwasted May 2014 #4

No. Losers in Congress just need to give them the money they need. n/t Avalux May 2014 #5

Nope sakabatou May 2014 #6

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)

1. Funding the VA is best.

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Fri May 23, 2014, 05:29 PM

May 2014

Waging a lot fewer wars would be good, too.

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)

2. This matter was discussed earlier. Is it what they are after anyway?

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Fri May 23, 2014, 05:34 PM

May 2014

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251364615

dixiegrrrrl

(60,175 posts)

3. Privatization blocks accountability.

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Fri May 23, 2014, 05:42 PM

May 2014

and costs more.
Look at the charter school fraud now being revealed.

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)

4. Yes it does. And that is exactly how the foreign investor owned corporations want it.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #3)

Fri May 23, 2014, 06:52 PM

May 2014

No accountability, untouchable & untaxed.
Why they are billionaires & we are not.

Avalux

(35,015 posts)

5. No. Losers in Congress just need to give them the money they need. n/t

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Fri May 23, 2014, 07:00 PM

May 2014

sakabatou

(46,342 posts)

6. Nope

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Fri May 23, 2014, 07:02 PM

May 2014

It'd make the VA more costly to the veterans and possibly more stuff happening.

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