The VA is supposed to, but like Medicare/Medicaid, is hampered in its ability to be distributed to all those who need it.
There’s a reason “not service related” has become an in-joke among active/former servicemembers, sadly.
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frog@feddit.uk 1 day ago
At least give healthcare to veterans, especially mental healthcare. 7% of homeless people in the US are veterans.
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
TheRtRevKaiser@sh.itjust.works 20 hours ago
6% of the adult population of the US are veterans. All people deserve access to healthcare.
frog@feddit.uk 19 hours ago
I agree all people deserve access to healthcare.
With your stat of 6% I think my stat is almost pointless now since homelessness is almost the same for the nonveteran population. Is this correct?
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 hours ago
It’s largely regional, so to be honest the statistic is more valid when looking at things from a local level rather than a national level.
West Virginia would be in a much worse state for their populace compared to Seattle, for instance.
frog@feddit.uk 11 hours ago
It’s largely regional, so to be honest the statistic is more valid when looking at things from a local level rather than a national level.
That makes sense. Thank you for the information.
DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Did these vets vote for Trump?
Serving in the military is sometimes seen as an employer of last resort.
I suppose it might be more comparable to welfare: the government gives them money even though these recipients produce little or no productive work.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 18 hours ago
and 40+million people are uninsured.
frog@feddit.uk 11 hours ago
I remember seeing a segment on the news that said the heads of the military said they have enough crap but the politicians keep giving them more money to buy more crap. Why? Because the corrupt politicians are bribed by the weapon manufacturers.
Frustrating…