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[Fuddnik]

21. A pet peeve, and it really pisses me off.

Every time I turn around, some charity is asking for donations for wounded and homeless veterans. I go to the bookstore, and at checkout I'm asked if I'd like to donate a bag of coffee to the troops. Go to the drugstore, and would I like to donate a candy bar to the troops.

WHERE IN THE FUCK IS THE GOVERNMENT THAT GOT THEM WOUNDED?!?!?!. Why aren't we funding the VA to the point that they can hire and attract more and better doctors? Because Congress, mainly Republicans treasure their tax breaks more than people who were damaged during national service.

About every month, a wounded veterans organization stops by my house, and picks up clothing, furniture, electronics, etc. I don't mind helping out, but it's high time that politicians started paying what they promised.

I'm a Vietnam era veteran, and always had company paid, "Cadillac" health insurance, and never needed a VA health card. When my company went bankrupt (after the executive looted it) and I lost health insurance, I applied to the VA before George W. Bush's means testing went into effect. They lost the application and I re-applied a year later. Nope, now my pension is too high to qualify for VA health care. Even though a selling point when I enlisted was "You'll always have the VA if you need health care".

Thanks a lot chickenhawks.