More wounded, More red tape
I have said it many pages ago and it's so sadly true. America and Americans are NOT taking care of their own.Long-term care a challenge for soldiers - "Last year, the VA temporarily stopped certain veterans from enrolling for health care because demand was too high.""...according to a report in September from the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress. Its investigators found that the VA doesn't know how many vets are being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder at its facilities and "lacks the information it needs to determine whether it can meet an increase in demand.""
The Talking wounded - Read it here. Three soldiers stories
Do NOT skip reading this article then look at the numbers above and decide if you could live on that money. A soldier's Easter story
The news: "...soldiers wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated at dawn next to their vehicle while on patrol near Samarra, the military said ina statement. The wounded soldiers were evacuated to a US military medical facility."
Benefits brouhaha brings in feds - Some places take better care of our veterans than others. Feds want to know why.
Illinois wounded vets at bottom for benefits
"Illinois vets each receive thousands of dollars a year less in disabilty pay, on average, than vets from other states and U.S. territories.
The top three:
1. Puerto Rico: $11,607
2. New Mexico: $10,851
3. Maine: $10,842
The bottom three:
50. Illinois: $6,802
51. Michigan: $6,733
52. Ohio: $6,710 "
The table loses it definition here. Sorry. But Please, Compare the numbers above with the 2005 Poverty Level Guidelines
| # in Family | States/D.C. | Alaska | Hawaii |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $ 9,570 | $11,950 | $11,010 |
| 2 | 12,830 | 16,030 | 14,760 |
| 3 | 16,090 | 20,110 | 18,510 |
| 4 | 19,350 | 24,190 | 22,260 |
| 5 | 22,610 | 28,270 | 26,010 |
| 6 | 25,870 | 32,350 | 29,760 |
| 7 | 29,130 | 36,430 | 33,510 |
| 8 | 32,390 | 40,510 | 37,260 |
| over 8 add | 3,260 | 4,080 | 3,750 |
Our vets are not even kept at POVERTY LEVELS! Please use the links in the side bar to write to your reps and ask why a person who has given his health, the life he knew before the war, and his body can not receive the treatment, medication, housing and money they need for themselves and their families. What is saving our way of life worth to you?
posted by Valerie - Still Riding Forward @ 11:49 PM
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