My intention in this post is not to be political, just to point out what I've been noticing recently.
It seems more and more that its fair game for Congress to touch the old third rail of cutting health care and benefits and I'm afraid we'll be in their sights before too long. It stands to reason, there were a lot of us in the military and the VA is going to be very busy over the next ten years (at least) while congress concentrates on the bottom line of budgets. Nevermind that our benefits were part of the contract we signed when we served, we may become too expensive to be cool.
Basically, I'm asking you all to get involved. If you haven't joined a Military/Vets organization yet, now may the time to do so. We don't have to be yelling from a stump but we do have to be heard before everyone else forgets or we get painted with that broad brush as a talking point.
Do some checking and find out how and why the VA gets funded. Be alert in case that funding comes under attack.
Thanks for taking the time to read this. I'm hoping I'm wrong.
It seems more and more that its fair game for Congress to touch the old third rail of cutting health care and benefits and I'm afraid we'll be in their sights before too long. It stands to reason, there were a lot of us in the military and the VA is going to be very busy over the next ten years (at least) while congress concentrates on the bottom line of budgets. Nevermind that our benefits were part of the contract we signed when we served, we may become too expensive to be cool.
Basically, I'm asking you all to get involved. If you haven't joined a Military/Vets organization yet, now may the time to do so. We don't have to be yelling from a stump but we do have to be heard before everyone else forgets or we get painted with that broad brush as a talking point.
Do some checking and find out how and why the VA gets funded. Be alert in case that funding comes under attack.
Thanks for taking the time to read this. I'm hoping I'm wrong.
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