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2011-10-18 Home Front: Politix

McCain open to changes in military health

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Posted by Fred 2011-10-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Pay attention - military health care is the 'canary in the coal mine' for medical care. It gets back to the very simple facts that government has promised more than it can or will deliver or will ever be honest about it. Here's more info on the specific program which was set up because it had already reneged on promises made in the 60s, 70s, and early 80s. This was part of the 'deferred benefits for lousy pay and working conditions' pitch the government made in place of hard cash for services rendered. Yes, another example of pols making promises for things that would come due when they weren't around and then not properly making budget commitments to cover it.

That said, if the government was even reasonably honest, they could cover the medical costs by providing services and functions at the contemporary period, that is 70s-80s level of procedures, protocols, and pharmaceuticals. However, the community wants, like everyone else, 2011 procedures, protocols and pharmaceuticals which cost much more. Is it really unreasonable to have to pay something for such that didn't even exist when the original 'promise' was made?

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-10-18 08:07|| 2011-10-18 08:07|| Front Page Top

#2 I would have thought that the government making obtaining due benefits a paperwork nightmare would have resulted in enough savings.

I guess not.

Posted by gorb 2011-10-18 13:10|| 2011-10-18 13:10|| Front Page Top

#3 Cheat soldiers in a middle of a war---smart.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-10-18 13:15|| 2011-10-18 13:15|| Front Page Top

#4 if the government was even reasonably honest BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-10-18 15:25|| 2011-10-18 15:25|| Front Page Top

#5 And now that dishonest S.O.B. McCain is getting ready to complete his backstab of his fellow veterans. What a douchebag. It is now arguable that Veterans would have been better off had McCain never come back from Vietnam.

Posted by Jeremiah Cleatch5946 2011-10-18 16:35|| 2011-10-18 16:35|| Front Page Top

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