Reply #5: Amy Goodman had a very similar story on Dem. Now this morning. [View All]

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Hers was on combat veterans who were nervous wrecks and unable to work after leaving the VA hospital (TN Nat. Guard in particular) whom the DOD adjudged 30% disabled even though he was in the state hospital in Knoxville for 3 months of treatment, and then the DOD wanted to try him for missing movement when he had voluntarily commited himself, as the VA hospital gave him no treatment. The VA's rationale: "he might get better after all the trauma gets out of his system."

Amy was as livid as she gets. She just gets loud, usually and talks over the guests when they say stupid things.

The SS system does the same thing, denying SSDI claims by making them stretch out for years thru appeal after appeal until the claimant can prove they are about to die or else hobbling in drooling or else recovered! It is a sham. The Republican appointed administrative law judges assume that if one can hobble out of bed, then they can be a WalMart greeter.

This lot has no respect for any veteran, or any working person. They serve the investor class and the investor class alone. Our entire legal and legislative system revolves around the investor class's succor and relief, with the bulk of the population being kept in check by manufactured crises, media manipulation, while branishing a Cross in one hand and wrapping oneself in the flag. Legislators are C grade actors, by and large. The administration is a farce.

When one considers how the country treated veterans prior to Vietnam, the entire system is rife with shame . . . that is, had they any sense of shame. This vet says FUGWB and your VA, too.