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CNN reporter: VA can’t be fixed without a total gutting
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| June 23, 2014
| Noah Rothman
Posted on 06/23/2014 5:40:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I know! I know!
Single-payer for veterans!
And then everybody else.
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posted on
06/23/2014 5:41:40 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government." --Tacitus)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I dont know how you get one administrator at the top who is going to somehow change the culture without throwing out all these people EXACTLY what needs to happen in Washington!
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posted on
06/23/2014 5:42:07 PM PDT
by
grobdriver
(Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Need to gut the entire government.
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posted on
06/23/2014 5:43:24 PM PDT
by
Jim Robinson
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
To: grobdriver
Obama care.
They can’t manage veterans, how will they deal with millions?
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posted on
06/23/2014 5:43:34 PM PDT
by
Mmogamer
(I refudiate the lamestream media, leftists and their prevaricutions.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
The V.A. system is probably the closest thing to “single payer” within the United States already.
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posted on
06/23/2014 5:43:43 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
06/23/2014 5:44:33 PM PDT
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Another expert gives his view at the request of nobody. An expert douchebag.
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posted on
06/23/2014 5:44:38 PM PDT
by
Attention Surplus Disorder
(At no time was the Obama administration aware of what the Obama administration was doing)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Just wait until this CNN reporter gets their IRS audit notice. They’ll change their tune to how wonderful the single payer VA is working out and how much we can look forward to Obamacare.
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posted on
06/23/2014 5:49:23 PM PDT
by
cashless
(Obama told us he would side with Muslims if the political winds shifted in an ugly direction. Ready?)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Step 1 - Get rid of the bureaucrats.
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posted on
06/23/2014 5:51:07 PM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I have been either a close observer or a service provider of the VA for forty years.
In all that time, not a thing has changed.
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posted on
06/23/2014 5:57:30 PM PDT
by
Jim Noble
(When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
It’s popular (and easy) to take pot shots at CNN here at FR, but they deserve some credit for some old fashioned journalism on the VA story.
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posted on
06/23/2014 6:21:16 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: PAR35
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posted on
06/23/2014 6:33:28 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
To: Mmogamer
Obama care.
They cant manage veterans, how will they deal with millions?
-=0=-
Never mind Indian Health Services
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posted on
06/23/2014 6:46:46 PM PDT
by
S.O.S121.500
(Had ENOUGH Yet ? ........................ Enforce the Bill of Rights ......... It's the LAW !!!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
No, that was intended as a general comment to the community at large. I apologize for not deleting your name from the response. Thanks for pointing this out in a non-flaming manner so I can clarify.
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posted on
06/23/2014 7:37:04 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: PAR35
I try not to flame, although I’m guilty of it from time to time.
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posted on
06/23/2014 7:43:17 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
To: Jim Robinson
Need to gut the entire government.Well-stated, Jim
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posted on
06/23/2014 8:27:52 PM PDT
by
PGalt
To: 2ndDivisionVet
The VA provides me with excellent care and the goal should be to assure all vets get the same top notch care as I do.
I suspect the vast majority of those in the system receive great care. Because some don't makes it easy to jump on the gut the system band wagon.
But before folks get all excited about this do the math. The twenty million Vets in this country are by and large far sicker than the population in general, many need specialized care that's not easily available in a civilian setting and the need for that care is only going to increase yearly for at least the next 40 or 50 years.
If the civilian system can't meet the demands of Obamacare how in the world could it absorb 20 million vets?and at what cost?
The VA can work it has done so in the past and for the most part has been doing so now.
The real problem is the fact that most of the Congress Critters of both parties have never served. They are incompetent and have appointed incompetent administrators to run the system.
To: montanajoe
Joe the biggest problem with the VA is the total abuse by both the employee’s and the many of the VETS themselves.
To: Dusty Road
I’ve never seen or heard of any abuse and I’ve been in the system for more than 20 years...not sure what you are talking about
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