Would you pay an extra $100 a month to help a permanently disabled serviceman/woman?

Question

Our government doesn't seem to have the funds to take care of our wounded. These servicemen/women are laying their lives on the line for us. Many are coming home with permanent disabilities. How much are you willing to do for them? Would you pass on Starbucks in order to buy a wheelchair for your neighbors son/daughter? Or pay for their meds for the rest of their lives? Will you forget about them?

Answer 1

absolutely... if i was able to i would pay more than that. i have so many friends who are permanently disabled from being shot in the back and losing limbs.
To the people who say its not your problem... it most definitely is!!! Soldiers leave their lives behind to defend yours!
I was in Iraq during OIF2 and have had a couple surgeries and need several more so i can function normally again. I am disabled.. not permanently .. but enough. I am 21 years old and have to have back surgery before I can have children so that my spine wont break.... I had to have shoulder surgery just so I can carry a purse.... I need 2 more shoulder surgeries before I am able to pick up a gallon of milk.


And people think its not their problem that soldiers and marines will never walk again or dont have any arms to hold their children in????? they became this way for you!

How about when Hurricane Katrina hit??? that wasnt my "problem" but I donated supplies anyways..... all the people that died on 9/11 werent my "problem" but I enlisted to go overseas. the homeless people on the side of the road arent my "problem" but I let them use my phone to call a shelter.
the "problem" with some people these days is that theyre so wrapped up in themselves that they forget to be human.

Answer 2

Absolutely I would. However the problem isn't that the average working class person being willing to donate money, but being able to. The top 10% of the country as far as financial stability goes should be the ones that are funding the disabled. Well, as far as it all goes, there shouldn't be a top 10%, but in today's standards, they should be the ones predominately responsible for taking care of the wounded and disabled.

But I would still be willing to donate whatever I can wherever I can.

Answer 3

Would the average American citizen have an extra $100 a month? Almost certainly no. Ask Cheney or Bush buddies at BP, or Exxon to use 1% of that record $38 billion dollar profit that this administration help the oil companies make at the expense of our troops. They benefitted the most from this war, they definitely owe the wounded soldiers that much.

Answer 4

Absolutely--and we should be willing to help. But here's a head's up: its the Bush administration that has been gutting the rehab programs for our disabled veterans.

But whos'e fault isn't my point. Thisis: every since WW2 the military rehab programs for disable dveterans have been far and away the best in the nation (I only wish the services children with disabilities were even half as good). And the outcomes are just as good: most of those disabled veterans, after they finish rehab--don't NEED our help--and getting them to that point is the greatest help we can give them.

So--whatever you're politics--let your representatives know those programs need all the support and funding they can get. That's the best way to help our disabled vets: those programs give them back their lives.

Answer 5

Before anyone answers YES to this question thinking they are endorsing a new government administered program, they should call their local VFW, AMVETS, or American Legion.

They may be surprised to learn they can already spend that $100 or more (or less) in tax deductable donations to Veteran's charities. If there isn't a specific program geared to meeting the needs that concern them already, ask them about starting one.

I don't think another government program is the answer. More money would go towards benefits and less to administration when actual veterans organizations are administrating the funds.

The best thing is, you can do it today. You don't have to wait to help our Veterans for our government officials to fight, argue, and basically whittle an idea down to meaningless nothingness in the name of bipartisanship .

So type your answer and pick up your phone and get out your VISA, if you say yes. Put your money where your mouth is.

Answer 6

Its not so much should we have to pay more $. Its where our money is being spent. Everyone complains about the Iraq war but last year out country paid out a lot more in welfare than it did to the medical budget. THere should be a limit on that. There are people in this country that live on welfare comfortably their whole lives while they should get a job and that money should go to the troops. But all most politicians care about is getting those lazy people's votes.

Answer 7

No, the solution to this problem isn't to pay more taxes. The solution is to elect leaders in government who will fix wasteful government spending to reallocate our current tax dollars where they really need to go. We pay too much tax already.

Not counting rent for my apartment, I live on $400 per month in one of the most expensive areas in the country, so I definitely can't afford to pay an extra $100 per month.

Answer 8

One of my favorite charities is Paralyzed Veterans of America.

http://www.pva.org/site/PageServer

Many of the things they do, from disability rights advocacy to spinal cord research, eventually helps even non veterans who are disabled too.

What is your favorite veterans' charity? I can never afford 100 but I send what I can.

Answer 9

I couldn't afford that, but I sure could afford $10 a month, and would give it gladly. As my finances improved I would increase that with a smile on my face.

Answer 10

I do. I work for a living and pay FICA, SS, etgc. in excess of $100 for a two week pay period.