From the VOMITORIUM
When I see, read or hear disgusting news, especially if it is political regurgitation I feel that I must bring it to the attention of whoever is reading my blog….and this is one of the most disgusting…..
As a vet of Vietnam, I have seen first hand what happens to vets that fall threw the cracks or that a country turns their backs on them….it is NOT a pretty picture and almost always has a disastrous ending…….this country has asked and then ordered its young into the defense of said country in time of war……..and it is my opinion that for those who return to their country after serving proudly should NOT have to beg an ungrateful country to make things right for the pain and agony that they has to suffer…..but then I have always been a dreamer…..
There are some things that are just unacceptable……or they should be if they are not already and this is one of them……From Disableveterans.org
Republican Paul Ryan and the House of Representatives are looking to end VA healthcare for over 1.3 million veterans. These veterans are the least disabled veterans using the system, usually with disability ratings of 0 percent or no service-connected disability. Currently, the VA spends over $4 billion yearly to treat these vets, despite co-pays intended to offset the expense. Ryan’s cuts are intended to save $6 billion off the VA’s tab and $62 billion over the next 10 years. Instead of merely increasing the co-pay or taxing Wall Street, Congress wants to just cut your benefits out, all together.Now, the House of Representatives has decided to cut Veteran healthcare benefits while supporting a third war in a country most of us could not even find on a map two months ago. Don’t believe the headlines. These cuts are just an attempt to split the oyster shell in half to steal the pearl. Once 1.3 million bodies get cut out of the VA system, politicians will have an easier time justifying further cuts to VA programs. Suddenly, the comprehensive health care you once received will be reduced to occasional physicals and virtual appointments via computer. Count on it. And don’t think the politicians will stop until they gut the whole system. Many of them call benefits like Social Security and VA Disability “Entitlements.” Rather, VA healthcare is really just a cost of doing business. You break it; you buy it. Wall Street and Corporate America need to pony up their share and keep their mitts off our hard earned benefits.
I am sorry but the next time I hear a Repub use the troops as a campaign slogan I will bring it to their attention at what they are attempting to do….there is NOTHING more disgusting than crapping on the vets of this country…….and if You think this is a good idea then it is time for you to take all that “patriotic” stuff on your house and car and shove it up your ass because you are a pig….these men and women have done EVERYTHING that has been asked of them and now it is time for the country to man up and do what is right by those who give so much and get so little in return.
Click here to vote on whether or not veterans should shoulder the burden for deficit reductions.
I understand and to a large extent applaud the principles of capitalism (since I don’t believe there is a better world system at this time). However, as you point out, the first principle of capitalism is that everyone pays for what they use (with limited exceptions in a caring society). THAT means that, if you “use up people” in the service of the country, then the f*cking country PAYS! End of! No “buts”, “ifs” or “maybes”. So it sounds to me Ryan and his cohorts should pretend for once that they are real men and pay up their dues like real men!
It’s simple capitalism at its most basic and piss all to do with the shit these people spout.
So, you’ll gather I think that’s a good post… 😈
Thanx and I will agree to turn their backs on the vets is cowardice…..
Amen
Thanx Phillip!
UGH!! 😡
I know Spinny and this is NOT the only story like this….that is so sad that we could even think of turning our backs on these people….
It shouldn’t even cross their minds. 😡
But it does….and there is the real crime here….to even consider screwing over a vet should be in the same vain as treason…..
Of course – the same jerks would be all hot under the collar about “patriotism” if, the next time they start a war, everyone just said “F*ck you, we’re not fighting because we can’t TRUST YOU!”
If only……I thought that the public had learn after VN and I was damn wrong! I have a page about patriotism…….how it is mostly slogans and lame ass BS…
http://lobotero.wordpress.com/what-is-patriotism/
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with patriotism, or (as a short note on the page you quote) the profit motive and so on (in a capitalist system, profit is vital since there is NO other reason for running a business).
However, how can any sane person expect a nation to remain patriotic about their country when it sh*ts on them and often seems less caing and more spiteful towards them that its enemies?
I have a real problem with flying the flag and magnets and such and then vote for a/holes that crap on the vets….that is NOT patriotism…in my book….it is just jumping on some insane bandwagon…….there is NOTHING patriotic about most of the symbols just capitalizing on BS…..
Life isn’t kind and politics is a disgrace. My best friend is a Vietnam Vet and is currently living on $600. month. He’s also fighting with the VA for medical benefits. Unfortunately, he is in Michigan, and according to NPR, Michigan ranks 50th–the very worst state for VA benefits. History repeats itself, even for those who are smart enough and powerful enough not to let that happen–it’s a crying shame! But, there is hope,–the new Republican Michigan Governor, after he takes money from the poor, sick, and youth (education), and after he gets rid of unions, and takes away the right to vote (takes over economically challenged cities who can’t pay their bills by forcefully getting rid of elected officials and in their place putting in his own political cronies)–well, according to him, everything will be just hunky dory. And since life isn’t kind I guess I will just tighten my belt and watch as the monies confiscated from the people who most need it gets redistributed, as the sitting Governor plans, to lower the taxes on corporations and small business–thus making life easier for those people who get paid to live just a cut above the Jones who already live in gated communities. God bless America–land of the free and home of the brave—and home of the powerfully politically connected, powerful enough to keep it that way! Take care!
bwin, as a Viet vet I am sorry for the trouble your friend is having….and as I have said….any of this is unacceptable to me and should be to EVERY American….and if it is NOT then they are PIGS and have NO right to claim any sort of patriotism……our vets deserve better from a country that took everything from them and gives NOTHING in return…..thanx for the comment…..