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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...

Posted by zeitgeist May 30 '14, 12:11

funding bill put before congress.

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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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