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Lee-Lee

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37. The saddest thing here

Fri May 30, 2014, 01:58 PM

May 2014

Is what you are saying is what I here right wingers saying whenever they claim
Government can't do anything right or efficiently- workers who don't care, a system where it's hard to correct, unions supporting bad workers, bureaucracy so big it just exists to make itself bigger, and the rest of the anti-government propaganda.

Makes me want to pull my hair out, because the more I think about my experiences the more it sounds like what you describe can be the cause.

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The failure at the VA is intentional to prove "government" can't do anything right.... [View all] Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 OP

I think the VA just can't handle the load of patients. upaloopa May 2014 #1

Like I said, the Republicans did it intentionally.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #2

Could very well be upaloopa May 2014 #3

Not true. maced666 May 2014 #19

How do you know this? upaloopa May 2014 #29

I'm curious as hell, too.......... CatWoman May 2014 #47

Exactly, for 30 years... prairierose May 2014 #4

One of the first things the Bush Administration did was close on base schools.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #9

+1000000 Jamastiene May 2014 #53

The unspoken truth: moondust May 2014 #12

This. ^^^^^^ libnnc May 2014 #39

There's a simple fix madville May 2014 #5

Competition isn't always the answer. That goes back to thinking of health care as a product.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #8

Put the money into TRICARE madville May 2014 #10

I have yet to hear someone explain,.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #14

You can have all the money in the world.. Ballast_Point May 2014 #15

Why do I have a feeling it's been set up as an adversarial system? Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #18

The last time I left active duty madville May 2014 #20

Figures. It would be SO EASY to fix that too.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #23

Very true rainbow4321 May 2014 #24

That's just depressing... Ballast_Point May 2014 #25

It is.... rainbow4321 May 2014 #36

Talked about this today with my commander... Ballast_Point May 2014 #41

I've been a federal employee madville May 2014 #57

Depressing- how do you fix it? Lee-Lee May 2014 #58

Ding! Ding! Ding!!! rainbow4321 May 2014 #60

Sad- but this explains a lot of my experiences with the VA Lee-Lee May 2014 #27

No, not NC rainbow4321 May 2014 #32

The saddest thing here Lee-Lee May 2014 #37

That's because there is some truth to it madville May 2014 #59

Sounds like there's too much brass hanging with each other instead of working the line. Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #30

They are already doing that with vouchers to go to private sector doctors. Jamastiene May 2014 #54

As a vet I would love private care... Ballast_Point May 2014 #6

Wouldn't it be an improvement if madville May 2014 #7

That's pretty much what I was thinking of... Ballast_Point May 2014 #11

All PEOPLE should have that availability - TBF May 2014 #48

Ironically... Oilwellian May 2014 #13

Republicans are the kind of skum to vote against them and then tell them it's the Dems fault.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #16

This should be an OP. n/t Jamastiene May 2014 #55

Of course they are.. thanks Spitfire. nm Cha May 2014 #17

In this case, they failed. maced666 May 2014 #21

Republicans are playing the heroes again in the hearings.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #22

Regardless of how long it has been broken forthemiddle May 2014 #28

Sounds like the VA has too many levels of administration.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #34

No, they didn't. jeff47 May 2014 #51

Author is absolutely correct! nt MaeScott May 2014 #26

Yes, it is political theater to accomplish a couple of their goals. (Think USPS) Hugin May 2014 #31

The Beltway judges the success or failure of a President by how many things get passed.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #38

Precisely. Hugin May 2014 #40

The public "gets it" all right.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #42

Exactly! n/t Jamastiene May 2014 #56

The "funny" thing about the Walter Reed comparison, IIRC... Wounded Bear May 2014 #33

The corporate media sure loves the idea of profit over all else.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #35

To this end the repubs like to put in their Turbineguy May 2014 #43

"Loyal Bushies" became synonymous with nepotism.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #44

It served two purposes Turbineguy May 2014 #45

I don't think any other country in the world would tolerate Republicans. Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #46

There are two times Republican like troops sarisataka May 2014 #49

You noticed. It's the same ol' same ol' Grover Norquist ploy. God I hate those people. nt Hekate May 2014 #50

It is the partial privatization of the VA that is causing the problems NOW. Jamastiene May 2014 #52