To add insult to injury, VA officials will be paid millions of dollars in bonuses and apparently not disciplined following the recent scandal in which veterans were left to die while waiting for treatment:
The compromise bill announced Monday by the chairmen of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees says VA bonuses will be capped at $360 million annually for the next ten years. But that cap is just 10 percent below the $400 million in bonuses the VA has distributed in recent fiscal years, and will allow up to $3.6 billion in bonuses to be awarded over the next decade.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/07/29/va-officials-will-get-millions-of-dollars-in-bonuses-under-house-senate-agreement/
Does any sane person think this is a satisfactory response to what appears to be years of negligence on the part of many of these same officials?
If you are a veteran or a potential enlistee, ask yourself whether military service is still really worth it to you, to your family, or to your nation.
Q: Is the US military acting in the best interests of our nation?
A: Definitely not.
Q: Does the US military take care of its own?
A: If by "its own" you mean boot-licking, double-dipping colonels and generals the answer is a resounding yes. If you mean the rank and file cannon fodder who have born the brunt of all our battles, the answer is a resounding no.
Q: Then what the hell are we doing this for?
A: Damned if I know. I think I'll go back and re-read War Is A Racket. Perhaps Smedley Butler can answer that question.
If you mean the rank and file cannon fodder who have born the brunt of all our battles, the answer is a resounding no. More Bonuses
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