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01/02/2004 Archived Entry: "Help is on the way."
Help is on the way.
I was saying on the last TBTM Radio that just when you think Bush has run out of ways to screw the military over, he goes and surprises you. I can't for the life of me see why he gets support from anyone in the military when his administration pulls shit like this.
The Bush administration is considering dramatic increases in the fees military retirees pay for prescription drugs, a step that would roll back a benefit extended just 30 months ago and risks alienating an important Republican constituency at the dawn of the 2004 campaign season.Pentagon budget documents indicate that retirees may be asked to pay $10 – up from the current $3 – for each 90-day generic prescription filled by mail through Tricare, the military’s health insurance program. Tricare’s current $9 co-pay for a three-month supply of each brand-name drug would jump to $20.
The proposal also would impose charges for drugs the retirees now receive free at military hospitals and clinics. There would be a $10 fee for each generic prescription and a $20 charge for brand name drugs dispensed at those facilities.
A Pentagon spokesman declined Wednesday to comment on the drug plan, calling it “pre-decisional.” But word of the proposal was being spread at the speed of light by veterans service organizations, who were e-mailing their thousands of members to solicit calls and letters of protest to the White House and members of Congress.
Let them know how you feel here. And tell any veterans you know about this. Any dent we can put into Chimpy's re-elect numbers will help, and a pissed-off vet is less likely to vote for the Deserter-In-Chief.
Replies: 5 people speak up
Great, now I've gotta listen to my 81-year old father (WWII vet: USS Yorktown) bitch and moan about having to spend even more money for his heart medication. Why can't these vets just shut the fuck up and realize that this is what Baby Jesus wants!?
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 01/02/2004 10:45 PM NY
cuz dude we was all supposed to do the right thing and die on our last duty day so they would have to pay us shit. I'm planning on living a long life just to piss of the assholes in this misadministration. Not to mention getting a bumper sticker that says "This pickup truck was paid for with YOUR tax money"
Posted by abgdinstr @ 01/03/2004 09:14 AM NY
With all the combat pay they have, they can certainly afford it.
Posted by BudMan @ 01/03/2004 03:04 PM NY
BudMan: Apples and oranges, my friend.
Read the article again. We're not talking about active military her, we're talking about retirees.
If your dad or uncle or grandfather served in WWII or Korea or VietNam, we're talking about them. Get it?
Posted by editor @ 01/03/2004 03:40 PM NY
Yo YD
Right on Bro! Do you reckon Mr. Budman would understand that we pay for our own disability? Most of the civilians I explain this process usually reply that the current system is unfair and that concurrent recipte is only right. Hope you can get yours without any hassle.
Posted by abgdinstr @ 01/04/2004 08:04 AM NY
