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Shinseki has resigned. -- nm

Posted by Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 (aka rburriel) May 30 '14, 12:05

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None of the media stories seem to mention that most of the senators making the most complaints are the same ones who voted down/blocked every vets... - zeitgeist May 30, 12:11 18
- Not that it's the wait times themselves that are the actual scandal... -- nm - Ender May 30, 12:32
- Hasn't their budget tripled since 2001? -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 12:15 16
  - Our war budget certainly has -- nm - ty97 May 30, 12:23
  - Has it? I don't know. - znufrii May 30, 12:22 1
    - Which may very well be true - Strongbad May 30, 12:56
  - Based on this, it's roughly doubled, while the # of soldiers under care has tripled. - Will Hunting May 30, 12:22 12
    - Here's my source. -- (link) - Strongbad May 30, 12:54 4
      - Per patient funding has risen more slowly than overall healthcare costs. -- (link) - mara May 30, 12:56 3
        
        Without even clicking the link, I'm sure you're correct. - Strongbad May 30, 12:58 2
        
        Got it, sorry. -- nm - mara May 30, 13:00 1
        
        No worries! -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 13:01
    - But to SB's point, these increases haven't been voted down or blocked. - Roger More May 30, 12:27 5
      - Correct. -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 12:54
      - The entire affair is a joke. Neither side actually gives a shit about the soldier until it's time to find fault in the other side's handling of the - Will Hunting May 30, 12:36 2
        
        You're correct. This has been going on for years on both sides. - Kim Pine May 30, 13:14
        
        No disagreement, especially with your second sentence, which is what I felt SB was responding to. -- nm - Roger More May 30, 13:09
      - the most meaningful comparison would be comparing spending that was approved with what was requested on a per patient basis - znufrii May 30, 12:31
    - there you go. -- nm - znufrii May 30, 12:23
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- And I'm going to keep at it until the problem is fixed! -- nm - Gen. Shinseki May 30, 12:11 1
  - where's your sword? -- nm - zeitgeist May 30, 12:12

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