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02/06/2004 Archived Entry: "Just a daily reminder..."
Just a daily reminder...
The Deserter loathes the military, no matter what he says in his photo-ops.
Do you support our troops? If so, prepare to be outraged that our commander in chief does not.The Bush Administration's 2004 budget proposed gutting Veterans Administration (VA) services, including health care funding. Proposed cuts included: denying at least 360,000 veterans access to health care; $250 annual premiums; increased pharmacy co-payments; a 30 percent increased primary care co-payments; and increased waiting time for a first medical appointment.
Because of budgetary shortfalls, the VA suspended the enrollment of veterans not injured in service earning between $24,450 and $38,100 annually. VFW officials estimated the administration's VA budget is at least $2 billion short of meeting the demand for quality health care.
The FY 2004 budget approved by Congress calls for reducing VA funding over a 10-year period by $6.2 billion. Cuts are in the areas of veterans' health care and disability benefits.
The cuts affect VA discretionary funding, which could mean discontinuation of burial benefits for veterans or delays in the cost-of-living adjustment for disability benefits.
Some veterans must pay a new $250 annual enrollment fee to join the VA healthcare system. The VA believes 1.25 million veterans nationwide, already under the VA healthcare plan, may no longer be able to participate because of the new fee.
Veterans who can remain under the VA health-care system will pay increased co-payments for physician benefits and prescription drug cost, amounting to an estimated increase in out-of-pocket expenses of $347 each year.
The Bush Administration's budget proposal would have under-funded the VA by more than $2 billion. Bush's proposal would have cut the number of employees available to process disability claims, yet veterans already wait more than six months for a review of disability applications. The Bush plan for dealing with the waiting lists at VA clinics and hospitals is to reduce the number of veterans treated by the VA.
Replies: 4 people speak up
EVERY news outlet should be carrying this, juxtaposed with Shrub's service record.
I think I'm going to be sick...
Posted by The Tater @ 02/06/2004 01:01 PM NY
why would bush support veterans? he went to such lengths to avoid being one himself... not that i would go if i were drafted, but i would at least have the balls to flee the country, but then again my daddy isnt a powerfull man...
the bushies see veterans the same way they see welfare moms, as a drain on society. they dont see the fact that these people fought and were wounded in service to our country, they just see old men, with no money looking for a hand out. bush makes me sick. can you imagine the feeling the day after the election if he loses? that would be almost orgasmic. on the other hand, can you imagine the fear and loathing that will come along if he wins? the horror....
Posted by justin @ 02/06/2004 01:08 PM NY
It's interesting that this comes from Mobile, Alabama. Maybe people are beginning to take notice of what George Walker Bush, that lying drunk, is doing to us.
Posted by Andrew Smith @ 02/06/2004 07:18 PM NY
It's interesting that this comes from Mobile, Alabama. Maybe people are beginning to take notice of what George Walker Bush, that lying drunk, is doing to us.
Posted by Andrew Smith @ 02/06/2004 07:18 PM NY
