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Obama To Charge Veterans For War Wounds?,
George Bush caught all manners of hell for the inadequate treatment that many of our wounded war veterans were receiving upon return to the States. I am the father of a veteran. Two years ago I experienced the run around, the hurry up and wait, the hours that turned into a half day just waiting in pain to be seen, and what appeared to be a lack of compassion due to the overload at the local Veterans hospital. But, is Obama going to make things better as he promised in his run up top the election?
The leader of the nation’s largest veterans organization says he is “deeply disappointed and concerned” after a meeting with President Obama today to discuss a proposal to force private insurance companies to pay for the treatment of military veterans who have suffered service-connected disabilities and injuries. The Obama administration recently revealed a plan to require private insurance carriers to reimburse the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in such cases.
Say what?
“It became apparent during our discussion today that the President intends to move forward with this unreasonable plan,” said Commander David K. Rehbein of The American Legion. “He says he is looking forward to generate $540-million by this method, but refused to hear arguments about the moral and government-avowed obligations that would be compromised by it.” I can’t attest to what Obama may or may not do, but this, we know.
David K. Rehbein was clearly angered as he emerged from the session Monday saying, “This reimbursement plan would be inconsistent with the mandate ‘ to care for him who shall have borne the battle’ given that the United States government sent members of the armed forces into harm’s way, and not private insurance companies. I say again that The American Legion does not and will not support any plan that seeks to bill a veteran for treatment of a service connected disability at the very agency that was created to treat the unique need of America’s veterans!”
Bill a veteran for risking his life for our nation? Are you kidding me?
Rehbein went on to say, “I got the distinct impression that the only hope of this plan not being enacted, is for an alternative plan to be developed that would generate the desired $540-million in revenue. The American Legion has long advocated for Medicare reimbursement to VA for the treatment of veterans. This, we believe, would more easily meet the President’s financial goal. We will present that idea in an anticipated conference call with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel soon.”
However, our government can give $170 BILLION to AIG so that they can reward their executives with $165 MILLION in bonuses for having the largest ever in history quarterly loss ($61.7 BILLION) in the 4q of 2008? Tell me how this sounds?
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As a spiritual-futurist, I have a BA degree majoring in history. One cannot know the future without knowing the past which holds clues to what is on the horizon. The world is in such a rapid expansion of knowledge that we are close to entering a tipping point that will forever change earth as we know it.
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