Are we generous enough to our Veterans in the United States

[bryant69]

In your opinion. I recognize generous may not be the ideal word in this situation (cause it's certainly arguable that we are repaying a debt rather than giving them something for nothing) but it gets the point across.

Bryant
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[Captain Hilts]

1. The government-sponsored annuity my parents were encouraged to fund TOTALLY screwed them over ...

financially.

[sarge43]

2. The only vets who received decent treatment post war were the WWII

types and the fundamental reason for that was there were too many of them to ignore. Otherwise, veterans routinely get screwed over.

By the way, anyone who believes any veteran is getting something for nothing is cordially invited to sign up. You'll love it, especially when VA deliberately 'loses' your med records.

[TahitiNut]

5. The WW2 GI Bill passed by a single vote ... and was the best bang-for-the-buck ever.

The GI Bill allowed one of my uncles to be the first ever in his family to graduate from college, obtaining a Master's Degree in Political Science in four years from Michigan State University. From there, he went on to serve in Governor G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams' cabinet as State Liquor Control Commissioner and State Insurance Commissioner. After leaving government service, he became the Dean of Academic Services for Macomb County Community College with an enrollment of over 30,000 students.

The WW2 GI Bill covered both his tuition and his student housing. It was responsible for more than doubling the size of our college and university system in this country in less than ten years. Virtually every veteran receiving an education under the GI Bill went on to earn more in salary and pay more in taxes - contributing to the post-WW2 growth and prosperity of this nation. The WW2 GI Bill doubled the percentage of married couples who owned their own home, an investment that cascaded into durable goods and vitalization of our cities and towns.

I don't believe there's ever been federal dollars more wisely invested ... yield a "return on investment" that's almost incalculable.

[ThomWV]

3. The Word Is NOT "Generous", It Should Be "Respectful" nt

[bryant69]

4. I see what you are saying

But not sure Respectful works much better for the idea I am trying to convey; I mean you can be respectful to someone and not give him or her a dime.

Bryant

[sarge43]

7. Among other things, respect means honoring your word.

I lost count about 40 years ago of the number of gov't promises to the troops that just went 'poof'.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. My great great grandfather

applied for a pension for his service in the Civil War (he was invalided out of the army), and was denied because he didn't have everything he needed to prove his case. Then he got typhoid and died. His widow applied, and was also turned down, namely because she didn't have some paper with his signature, which he couldn't supply because he was dead. I think that the government has had a lot of experience messing around with veterans and their benefits.