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So you are saying, "Thanks for your service veterans of war. Now get lost!"
So what are you blaming Obama about?
What he is saying is you are making the false assumption that throwing more money at the problem is the answer to all the world's ills. Obama's staff themselves were trying to use the funding increases to explain away his responsibility.
My understanding of the situation is that this issue goes back decades and it was improving under Bush but worsened under Obama. You can always do more with more funding IF those in charge can execute but it appears execution is what has failed.
It would still be a dirty secret today if it weren't for a whistleblower last December.
If it weren't for Dr. Sam Foote we wouldn't know of this.
The secret of cooked books was not known until the whistleblower.....long wait time were known and have been known for a very long time...as I stated Obama said something about it in 2007...
The GOP called for the head of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki ultimately resulting in his resignation. However, it is impossible to provide free healthcare benefits to our veterans without appropriate funding. Due to two endless wars, the number of our veterans has skyrocketed!
In February, Senate Democrats pushed a bill on expanded veterans’ benefits. It would have expanded VA health care access, tuition assistance, and job training. But the Republicans blocked it!
Who cares what the name is? we had the "Stimulus" Bill which did NOT stimulate.
If you haven't learned by now MANY bills have nice sounding names but, do NOT do what the name implies.
I note You put ALL the blame on the repubs but, since I actually LOOKED at the bill you included, the very first page shows that the SENATE has NOT passed the bill.
The last time I checked, THE DEMS CONTROLLED the Senate. Why haven't THEY passed the bill.
"Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (Introduced 01/16/2014) Cosponsors:9Latest Action:02/04/2014 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate."
Did you read the bill? AL 805 sections?
I see a whole lot of bureaucratic "junk" in the bill. It is NO wonder both the repubs AND the DEMS haven 't passed it.
What he is saying is you are making the false assumption that throwing more money at the problem is the answer to all the world's ills. Obama's staff themselves were trying to use the funding increases to explain away his responsibility.
My understanding of the situation is that this issue goes back decades and it was improving under Bush but worsened under Obama. You can always do more with more funding IF those in charge can execute but it appears execution is what has failed.
So, the next time you are up for a raise, why don't you turn it down and tell your boss that "throwing money at you" is not the answer and that to really make you more financially secure you just need to find ways of making the money you ARE making go further?
Ken
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