WHY Do We Treat Wounded Soldiers So Badly?

Question

How did our VA hospitals get in such terrible shape—and WHY did this happen?
Walter Reed Army Hospital, where investigators found rodent infested facilities with holes in the ceilings and paint peeling off the walls, is less than six miles from the White House. The extreme tax cuts at top income levels that this administration has pushed through congress have only have helped to create a situation where people at the top, who influence government policy, are almost entirely estranged from the middle class.

Answer 1

i thought walter reed was nice

Answer 2

Have you ever visted a VA Hospital? Does thsi represent the majority of them? There is too much red-tape to go through to getting aid a tthe VA I agree. We had a few soldiers that were injured in Iraq sent to Walter Reed and never heard of a bad experience. I hope that we can quickly rememdy the situation, our wounded should have nothing but the best.
I honestly wish that some lesser wounds would be treated at civilian facilities under TriCare, especially for the reserve components. The tax cuts to upper level incomes is not extreme, the tax rates they were paying is. The top 10% of wage earners still pay for 70% of the government. This is just another case that government cannot do as good a job as the private sector and another case for smaller government.
I hate seeing that my fellow troops and OIF vets are getting bad care in some cases. But I know that this doesn;t represent the majority and has been used for political reasons. It should never have happened and steps have been taken to ensure it doesn't...but this has been a probelm for years if not decades - if only to a lesser degree.

Answer 3

Gee, the American Legion has been pitching a fit about this for the past 30 years, and just NOW you flaming nits are beginning to catch on about this???

Congress has persistently refused to adequately fund the VA and Military Hospital system since the Vietnam War. Thirty years of neglect has a tendency to build up over time.

But only NOW does it become an issue.

This has nothing to do with tax cuts. This has EVERYTHING to do with the inability of Congress to spend money where it should be going, rather than buying votes with pork-barrel spending in their home districts.

Pfaugh -- what a bunch of johnny-come-latelies.

Answer 4

I was at walter reed for a week for a tbi evaluation right before all of this stuff made the news. I treated ok. but i did not stay in bldg 18. I stayed in a local hotel. my only complaint is that it took me 7 months after my injury to get seen there. And Mine is a brain injury. once you get hurt and can't fight anymore they don't do jack for you. it doesn't matter if your injury was from war, or a training exercise ( like mine was ), or if you got it off duty.

Answer 5

Because liberals are too busy fighting the Conservatives and vice versa. Maybe they could take time out to see what has happened. Our vets deserve the BEST health(both physical and mental) care for the remainder of their lives.
And they should be well compensated for being on the front lines!!!!!!!!!

Answer 6

Only suckers who have bought into Marine corp commercials don't know that you are no use to the U.S. govt if you become a financial burden on them and no longer serving in the field.

There's been tons of real life stories and news reports about what classically happens to injured veterans once they return home. I don't know what else you could say or do. I feel sorry for them but they should have known the deal when they signed up.

Answer 7

Funny how this question elicited zero responses from the usual conservative bobbleheads. I guess even they got tired of changing the subject to Clinton. But give them time, all they have to do is cut and paste an answer to any other political question about Bush's failing. Blaming Clinton is all they have left, heck, it was all they ever had.

Answer 8

Government run healthcare is inefficient, wasteful and under par.

Answer 9

the government only cares while they are in fighting capacity once there wounded they are of no more use to the government

Answer 10

Don't be such an idiot Clinton did it.