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Obama wants to charge disabled veterans for treatment at VA facilities
CNN ^
| 03-10-09
| Adam Levine
Posted on 03/12/2009 10:18:30 AM PDT by euram
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki confirmed Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering a controversial plan to make veterans pay for treatment of service-related injuries with private insurance.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhoveterans; bohica; dav; disabledvet; disabledveteran; disabledveterans; healthcare; military; obama; shinseki; tm; treasonoussonofapup; veterans; vets; welfare
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To: euram
As a retired Army sergeant, with a VA disability from being wounded in Vietnam, this is absolutely BULL SHIT!!! Excuse my french. The damned GOVERNMENT sent me to Vietnam. I was damaged because of it. THEY are responsible for my injuries, not me. This pisses me off over the moon. (sorry ladies for the language, but this is over the moon too me.) I am sending my congress critter and senators an email right now.
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posted on
03/12/2009 4:47:29 PM PDT
by
RetiredArmy
(Destruction of the US Economy: Obama's Global War on Prosperity!!!)
To: euram
Well... it is change and change is what the American voter wanted. Elections have consequences. I saw more than one vehicle with a “Veterans for obama” bumpersticker.
There is more of this coming.
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posted on
03/12/2009 4:48:39 PM PDT
by
sport
To: RetiredArmy
P.S. This new VA secretary is an ex-general who was sent packing after his big mouth got him into trouble with Rumsfeld. This guy is an ass hole. There is a story on him in the latest Disabled Veteran magazine. Everything I read on the ass hole screamed another damned WESLEY CLARK!!!
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posted on
03/12/2009 4:49:55 PM PDT
by
RetiredArmy
(Destruction of the US Economy: Obama's Global War on Prosperity!!!)
To: euram
This from the guy (Obama) who never spent a day in uniform...outrageous!
To: 1035rep
I bet we dont see another Democrat in the White House for 50 years after this putz is finished.
Sure we will. I bet Obama will be a 2 term prez, if not more when the Constitution is amended so that the great and powerful obama can save us from ourselves for ever and ever. Democrats are dumb as hell and the sheeple will keep electing them no matter how bad they screw this country over.
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posted on
03/12/2009 5:16:22 PM PDT
by
Boris99
To: NorCoGOP
Cheers!
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posted on
03/12/2009 5:33:29 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: lentulusgracchus
I hate to say “I told you so” about Shinseki but, I told you so...
To: Polybius
Odd Shinseki would countenance this. If this story is correct, he has really dropped in my estimation.
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posted on
03/12/2009 5:49:41 PM PDT
by
MSF BU
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To: Paytriot
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posted on
03/12/2009 5:57:01 PM PDT
by
NellieMae
(Here...... common sense,common sense,common sense,where'd ya go... common sense......)
To: Personal Responsibility; All
“Id be surprised if this gets passed out in the open. Its completely indefensible. Theyd bury it in an Omnibus bill if they really wanted to go after it. That way it would get passed without open discussion or debate.”
That is precisely why everyone here needs to email this story to everyone on their email lists.
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posted on
03/12/2009 6:11:33 PM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective.)
To: vortigern
This needs to be publicised.
To: valkyry1
WHOA!!!!!!
I sure hope none in the military voted for him.
This is beyond despicable.
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posted on
03/12/2009 7:35:49 PM PDT
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: euram
I have a feeling this is the last we’ve heard of this idea. Obama is too slick for that one to hit the street.
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posted on
03/12/2009 8:02:25 PM PDT
by
rudman
To: mainestategop
I thought liberals wanted free healthcare? Free for government workers, politicians & illegal aliens. The rest of it is just a socialist ploy to rob more taxpayer money and redistribute as Oboooomba & the socialists see fit.... or keep it as their own!!!
To: ontap
If you have a service-connected condition, the VA treats you free of charge for the condition for the rest of your life. If you have no means to pay for a non-service connected condition, the VA pays. If you are a non-service connected veteran with health insurance, you still get the higher quality medical care at the VA hospital but your insurance pays for it. This is as it should be.
To: euram
Why doesn’t he charge Democrats for making themselves fat at the public trough?
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posted on
03/12/2009 8:13:37 PM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(I don't live my life to make liberals and leftists happy.)
To: GreyFriar
Nothing is too good for our veterans. And nothing is what we will get from this administration.
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posted on
03/12/2009 8:27:23 PM PDT
by
zot
To: BornToBeAmerican
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posted on
03/12/2009 8:27:54 PM PDT
by
unkus
To: afnamvet
So, the Alien in Chief and his REMF Veteran Affairs Sect. proposed this? May all who agree with this poser rot in Hell.
__________________________________________
REMF’s then, REMF’s now.
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posted on
03/12/2009 8:30:21 PM PDT
by
unkus
To: euram
I suppose it would be asking to much to ask for illegals to pay?
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posted on
03/12/2009 8:34:35 PM PDT
by
do the dhue
(They've got us surrounded again. The poor bastards. - One of General Abram's men)
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