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People with mental health problems and especially Veterans suffering from PTSD are more prone to suicide.
In terms of the US, it has a real lack of mental health beds, and the VA at least offers some help, as US Mental Health Services can be a lottery or can be expensive in terms of some private mental health facilates.
Weren't private US Mental Health facilities throwing people out on the streets a few years ago.
We seniors don't pay for Medicare. Working people do.
Did you not ever work? Current working generation pays into it to support the current subscribers. That’s how it functions. The current working generation will eventually be supported by the future working generation.
I'm a proponent of privatized healthcare. But this kind of ignorance portrayed by the OP makes it harder for those of us with a legitimate argument (for privatized healthcare). They spew low-intellect ignorance and give liberals a better foundation to stand on.
I'm a vet and VA healthcare is a mess. Not even in the same ballpark as medicare. Fortunately, I have private insurance.
It would be helpful if you could explain how and what.
Isn’t VA healthcare run by the can-do-no-wrong government? How could we expect universal healthcare work if it’s run by the government?
Did you not ever work? Current working generation pays into it to support the current subscribers. That’s how it functions. The current working generation will eventually be supported by the future working generation.
I am all for forcing other people to pay for my expenses!
VA has a spotty record. Seniors love Medicare, it's been a success for nearly 60 years.
Not all seniors love Medicare. Depends on the doctors. My elderly uncle was butchered and now refuses to see any doctors for any reason even though we all try to convince him not all docs are butchers!
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