Comment on Born in the USA reminder

frog@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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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• TheRtRevKaiser@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  6% of the adult population of the US are veterans. All people deserve access to healthcare.

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  • frog@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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?

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    • Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • frog@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Did these vets vote for Trump?

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        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.

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• Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  and 40+million people are uninsured.

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  • frog@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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…

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    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      because people like shcumer, hakeem, slotkin is getting money from aipac(which is really tax money) to fund israels campaigns, indirectl or directly. and many universities is a pipeline for weapons/tech development for israel too.

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