"Hey Vets (et al) this is our CinC"

RE: My posting yesterday of "Hey Vets (et al) this is our CinC"

Please read this snopes assessment in its entirety:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/veteranshealth.asp

Now for all of you who want to beat me, please do so with a wet noodle, for you are only going to get half of an apology.

Yes, snopes says that the quotes attributed to Obama contained in the posting are nor verifiable (NOTE: Sure sounds like him to me.). OK, but, what about the bigger issue, "Why did the man even consider such a proposal?" That part can be verified. Is the man so ignorant, arrogant, etc. as to think that such a proposal would float? What kind of advisors does he have. I wonder if anyone lost their job over this, probably not. It took the combined efforts of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reps from all the Vet organizations, and a strong letter writing campaign to change his mind.

In my opinion, this is an example of the man's distain for military personnel. An example of a man that will stop at nothing, say anything, to nationalize our health care system. Again, I question the man's motives for even considering such a proposal. CinC, in name only.


PS for Unknown:

RE: "He wants the right to bill private insurance companies for injuries, but the government will still support all soldiers' care. Since insurance companies are enjoying massive profits, why can't they help the soldiers too?"

I recommend you go back and re-read the snopes posting. What part do you not understand that he proposed that vets use their own private health insurance to reimburse the VA for treatment? Which means that vets would be required to purchase private insurance. Treatment that should be free, except for maybe some co-pays. What makes this even worse, it included those troops who were wounded defending our Constitution, and, sickenley, him.

"...but the government will still support all soldiers' care." That fails the logic test. If the gov is to support the troops, then why would the troops be required to use their private insurance to help cover costs?

It was mentioned that there would be no "out of pocket" expense to the vet. Excuuuse me! Who pays the vet's insurance premiums? Who pays the deductibles? Are you naive enough to think that the health insurance company are going to reimburse the VA out of the goodness of their heart. Bet me!

BTW: In a separate posting, I'm forwarding an article that explains that Obama and crew are propagating a myth about the "excessive" profits being made by the health care insurance industry as justification for nationalizing our health care system. Even Jack-in-the-Box and Tupperware have a higher profit margin than most health insurance companies. Does 2.2 percent profit sound excessive to you?




Don of Indy