Today in America. Nailed.

[Triana]

[valerief]

1. Boom! Right on the money. Or lack of money for vets, to be more precise. nt

[cwydro]

2. K and r. nt

[GGJohn]

3. Nailed it. eom.

[spanone]

4. :(

[LoisB]

5. Perfect!

[Thespian2]

6. Got it in ONE...

Thanks...

[Enthusiast]

7. K&R! This fucker should have hundreds of recommendations!

What a toon! [URL=.html][IMG][/IMG][/URL]

[madokie]

8. That was old madokie 45 years or so ago

War is not good for young people to have to be a part of thats for sure. mentally I'm in a lot better place to go fight a war today than I was at the ripe o age of barely 21 thats for sure. Physically not so much. But to be honest much of my physical problems were brought on by that war all those years ago, when I look back on it I realize that.

I want to show my respect to all the old, new and to be decided in future wars Veterans

I've said it before and I'll say it again. War is an admission of failure. A failure of leaders of doing the job we elect them to do

[Triana]

9. Case in point...

Up to 48,000 Afghan, Iraq vets at risk for homelessness

Nearly 50,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans were either homeless or in a federal program aimed at keeping them off the streets during 2013, almost triple the number in 2011, according to numbers released Thursday by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The number among this generation falling on hard times is rising sharply even as homelessness among veterans of all ages and conflicts has been on the decline, according to the VA.

Advocates for the homeless say many of the estimated 2.5 million Americans who served in the two wars went into combat zones on multiple deployments, something many veterans of previous conflicts never had to endure.

"They're coming home to a bad economy. The country is different. Their families are different. They are different. Plus they are dealing with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and other issues around mental health," says Gregory Scott, president of New Directions For Veterans, a non-profit assistance group in Los Angeles.

THE REST:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/16/veterans-homeless-afghanistan-iraq-wars/4526343/

[Gothmog]

10. Great cartoon

[1939]

11. Fire everyone at the VA except the doctors

Get rid of all the civil service clerks and jerks there and give their jobs to the war vets.

[-none]

13. I don't think it is so much the clerks, as it is those in charge - And Congress for not doing their

duty to support our troops after the come home.
We took care of our returning troops after WWII and our economy took off. Now our infrastructure is crumbling and our too many of our returning solders are living on the streets. We have plenty of money for this over budget boondoggle, the F-35, but none for those that survived the call to serve in the Middle East and returned home.. Why?

[Triana]

14. +1 n/t

[d_legendary1]

28. Absolutely correct sir!

And might I add that if Congress EVER fixes the V.A. that it might turn out to be a viable alternative to the ACA. Part of the reason why they are not funding it properly and semi-privatized the damn thing.

[-none]

29. They managed to privatized the Iraq war, why not the VA?

You know killing and otherwise destroying lives? Why not finish the job with a for profit privatized VA?

We really need to stop with voting for people on name recondition, because only they can win. And start doing a little research first. That is the only way the people can regain control of this country again.
Power to the People. People that know what is happening and why.
Too many people have bought the BS, brought to us by our news media.

[1939]

31. For most VA patients

the authorization to see an outside doctor and bill it to the VA is the "golden ticket".

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

26. I'm in the VA system....

it's not the clerks, a lot of them are vets, not all, but a lot at least here in the Michigan hospitals.
The two I go to Detroit and Ann Arbor are the best hospitals I've ever been to.

It's the regional management, then on up. Some regions are better, some are worse, some are just plain bad. There is where the fix should come in.

Here we are hooked up with some of the best supporting medical establishments. University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Wayne State in Detroit. That's another area to be fixed with other regions.
It not just all about administration.

[fasttense]

27. The VA here in East TN is sooooo overcrowded

I have to wait over 30 days frequently more like 60 days to get an appointment. Some of the clerks here are also vets but the majority are not. These clerk jobs are considered prime jobs here in East TN so they tend to go to Non-Vets as most good jobs go to non-Vets. But I have to say the Doctors around here frequently volunteer and work with the VA very closely.

[7962]

30. So far only ONE person has been fired for all the fraud of the past few years. ONE.

Its ridiculous. Others have been allowed to retire with their benefits. One big problem I have with government is no accountability. Happens all the time, some shit hits the fan and no one is punished.

[Duval]

12. Perfect! K&R nt

[Solly Mack]

15. K&R

[WillyT]

16. Yep...

[frogmarch]

17. Powerful!

Thanks for posting it.

[woo me with science]

18. K&R Get the corporate vultures out of our government.

Vultures is too kind a word for them, because vultures only prey on the already dead.

National Shame: 50,000 Homeless Veterans Nationwide
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017236236

Senators who voted to cut the pensions of US military veterans.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024718942

2010: Obama signs bill cutting 2.2 billion from food stamps
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x309

Politicians Thank Veterans For Their Service, Then Cut Programs To Feed Them
http://nhlabornews.com/2013/11/politicians-thank-veterans-for-their-service-then-cut-programs-to-feed-them/

2013: Food Stamp Cuts: A Bipartisan Scandal
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023965717

Study paints picture of aging, homeless veterans
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002241657

"A nation that does not care for its war veterans has no business making new ones."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025591231

[Deuce]

19. Yep, that's about it...

[calimary]

20. The best way to honor our veterans is NOT to make more of them.

We HAVE TO keep the republi-CONS OUT of the White House next year. HAVE TO.

Those who can't wait to vote and those who fear they might have to hold their noses to vote.

WE

NEED

YOU

ALL!!!

[Iwillnevergiveup]

21. YES

And many of us see our forgotten vets on a daily basis. Excellent cartoon, shameful message.

K&R

[daleanime]

22. K&R....

[DiverDave]

23. Repuke lip service

They shout from the rooftop that they support the troops.
The voting record shouts another story
K&R

[dawnie51]

24. The difference here is...

that the Unknown Soldier had the good grace to die already, so we can heap lavish praise on him. The Known Soldier had the temerity to live through his wars, and he now requires some health care and some counseling and other assistance. Freeloader! (sarcasm)

[heaven05]

25. see it all the time

and share when I have it......yep BAM!!!!! nailed it.

[Lucky Luciano]

32. Ouch. nt