I'm a civilian and I don't think its fair for military people coming from the war to get free health care?

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David M	THEN F##KING MOVE TO IRAN AND SHUT THE F##K UP Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Victor Bout	Sounds like you're an insider from the Hillary camp? I thought her health care plan to buy vote through gutting the military and giving the money to socialism was secret... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

conranger1	While in military service the soldiers pay taxes too, probably to keep your sorry a s s on welfare!! And do we care what you think??? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Empress Jan	Ok sparky...what part of stupid are you!??! Veterans LIKE MYSELF go to the VA Hospital for injuries/illnesses they GOT IN THE MILITARY. It's the civilian equivelant of a work-related injury except WORSE. It's specialized. Furthermore. VA hospitals are TRAINING hospitals for interns to train on sick vets to treat morons like YOU! And YOU'RE not the ones paying for it - the veterans are for the rest of their LIVES, and their family members.... ok, I have to calm down now... ============== To my fellow veterans. We know the truth. We know the struggles fighting the VA to get what little we get and it takes YEARS to get it. I'm locked and loaded... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Nicholas P	How about we cancel Social Security because I don't think those old farts not working anymore should get free money during retirement? How about we stop welfare while we are at it? Let's go all the way and shut down the entire government, save hard working people like us money!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Glenn T	I'm not going to answer your question, because I have never in my life heard ANYONE say something quite as ignorant as that. I won't even let it bother me that there are people in the world out there like you. It's not worth my time or effort. If that was a true statement as to how you feel, you need some help. But thanks for the 2 points! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Sgt Big Red	Too bad you don't think it's fair, but I do!!!! You spend days on end in rain and mud! get shot at and sht on, rockets fired at you swat at thousands of bugs eating your skin all the while trying to be quiet! sit on empty ammo cartons staring out at night waiting for the *** to hit the fan and wondering if it's going to be you next! haul the bodies of not only your friends but also the enemies! eat crappy c-rations over and over again. never hear a loved ones voice only get mail every now and then telling you about those jerk-offs at home messing with your girlfriend read in the "Stars & Stripes" about all those draft dodging college jerks, protesting, smoking dope, and running around naked and the only reason why, they are afraid they are next to get drafted! come home and everyone avoids you. get sick years later from either Agent Orange, or develope an atitude of being homicidal or suicidal and have a death wish that ruins your life! Well my friend, that's what the VA is there for, to help those of us who gave more than you could ever understand! and I wish to thank you for all those nice benifits I get every month along with complete health care for not only myself but also my wife. P.S. I paid taxes from the age of 16 to 55, paid far more because I was self employed later in life, and what ever I get back now I figure is only fair. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Lisa Burnham	SOME PEOPLE COMING BACK FROM THE WAR ARE AMPUTEES, OR WORSE AND CAN'T WORK RIGHT AWAY. YOU'RE SELFISH, YOU THINK THEY DO NOT DESERVE TREATMENT....? YOU THINK SOLDIERS ARE NOT HARD WORKING? HA, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE EVEN TALKING ABOUT... IT'S SAD. PEOPLE HERE ARE WILLING TO MAKE SACRAFICES FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO WANNA TAKE WHAT THEY DESERVE. WHAT DO YOU DO THAT IS SUCH HARD WORK? I AM CURIOUS? YOU WORK STRAIGHT THROUGH THE YEAR? 15 MONTHS TO BE EXCACT? WEAR ABOUT 65LBS OF GEAR, WORK IN THE HOT SUN OF ABOUT 120 DEGREES? SPEND EVERY HOLIDAY AND BIRTHDAY AWAY FROM YOU FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR 15 MONTHS???? WATCH HORRIBLE THINGS HAPPEN AROUND YOU TO PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT? I DOUBT IT...LET ME KNOW THOUGH, I AM CURIOUS... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Ali	so u are saying take away the healthcare from those who have fought for our freedom who sacafice everything so we can live the way we do do you know that people in the military are doing jobs that cilivians are doing but the military person gets paid way less so if the healthcare was taken away they would be left to suffer and die and they have put so much heart soul and blood into their work for us i know civilians dont get free healthcare and yeah it sucks but you have the chance to make the money for better healthcare then the military provides you don't have to sacarfice not seeing your family for a year or so and missing out on a lot in their life you don't have to wounder if you will be blown up by a roadside bomb they do a lot more than any of us see so we don't have to go through a lot of bad crap...Uhhh if you want to take away their healthcare...how cruel and selfish can you be????? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bill s	Don't you have any respect for the men and woman who have risked there lives for yours? Let me tell you this, The people in the military leave there families, and go and defend your rights, and freedom, they don't know if they will even come back alive. They get hurt, they get maimed, and they see things that most people could never imagine. I guess that thousands upon thousands of men and woman have given thee life so that you can say what you think, even if it is against them. They also gave there life so that I can say what I think about you. So here it goes, I think that you should move, preferably to some third world country that is full of terrorist, and never even speak of the United States of America again, and if you do, then your tongue will be cut out. Have some respect for the reason you live in this country. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

pacer	First off, the total VA budget for the whole fiscal year 2007 (September to Sept.) was only 1.15% of the total federal budget! Out of the trillions of dollars spent only 1.15% of it was spent on our veterans for band-aids; it is much, much cheaper to over-medicate with bulk or research medications that to actually provide proper medical treatment. We veterans are not asking for the best healthcare that accompanies wealth. We are begging for proper healthcare. As a veteran that wanted to enlist, it is almost offensive to hear; "that society owes us a debt or obligation". Those veterans who were drafted do have much more to bit** about. Veterans need the same medical care the rest of the working middle class receive. Part of being a Veteran is being able to see your brothers and sisters at a VSO social gathering and at the VA medical facility where you always will receive respect from a knowledgeable health care provider (presently this is; just a dream). Recently I took a girlfriend to the emergency room at a local hospital because she was having a miscarriage. She spent 38 hours on a table in the hallway because no hospital beds were available. When I did visit the maternity ward there was quite a few new moms there that could not even speak English! This is where our taxes are going, not to our Veterans! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

kathy_is_a_nurse	I don't think it's fair that you are using up valuable air. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Witchy	Sounds like you don't appreciate the men and women fighting for YOUR freedom. I suggest you renounce your citizenship and go live in another country. The soldiers deserve alot more then what they get. Obviously your parents didn't teach you why you have your FREEDOM or to respect the soldiers. Go visit a VA hospital and see what great care there getting. Most of there care there is sub-standard. Quit whining and get and education and get a better job w/benefits. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mesndblues	YOU MUST BE A DEMOCRAT!!! perhaps a kusinich man??? maybe a b. hussein obamba supporter? wait, a hillary man!!! she demanded that military people in the white house not make eye contact with her...she sounds like your kind of gal.. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

cordeliabrainiac	Its nt free...its been paid for with the lives of the 3800+ personnel who have died so far and everyone who has died or been permenantly disabled to date. I don't think its fair that you have the option of sitting on your butt while I go to Iraq. When I read/hear of people like you, I have to consider the possiblity of a draft. We apparently need one. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

NAZGUL	You are prob. mad because you are not worthy to serve in the military. Those who have served have earned the right to free medical care (which is not completely free except under certain circumstances). The medical care is part of What We were Promised when we signed up. Vet-USAF Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

The Diggity	The Soldiers are employees of the Federal Government, and just like any private company, the Government can offer health care to them. Part of the incentive to risk one's life for their country is to receive certain benefits from said country i.e. the G.I. Bill. More of your tax dollars are spent on healthcare for the 5+ million illegal occupants in the U.S. than on the Soldiers (we don't even have that many deployed). If you disagree with the policy, you should write your Congressman. Some of you people need to realize that nothing is free. Our healthcare system is still the best in the World - ask anyone with Socialized medicine. The only way to make it more affordable (for the knukclehead who complained about it) is to privatize it - so men don't have to continue to pay for pre-natal care (they cannot get pregnant) and those without mental illness aren't charged a premium for it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Seamus McGuinness (is back)	^He said it^ Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Janell T	Hard working taxpayers such as yourself you say?You think those men and women didn't earn their healthcare? You think you would even HAVE health care if it wasn't for them?You think it's fair that they have to leave their families and go risk their lives to keep the freedom you so much enjoy?Get a grip buddy..these men and women have paid just as much in taxes as you have...many have even paid with their lives.Sleep on that one for a minute or two and maybe you'll come to your senses. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Green is the new RED!	Too bad, they have earned it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ArmyWifey	It isn't "Free" it's paid for in blood sweat and tears, with our very lives so that people like you have the freedom to come on here and complain. We live the life we live so that you can live the life you do. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Edge Caliber	Your hard working tax money gets spent on so much useless pork, lobbys and special interests, this actually goes back to the people for once. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

sfctranspo	You should volunteer, go to Iraq, get wounded, and then come home and answer this question yourself. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Corrosion EAC	The VA isn't working very well under Bush and I oppose the war. But I would gladly pay more taxes to get the proper health care to military members. They didn't ask to be stuck over there and we owe them a debt for their service. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bk2texas	Don't like them getting free health care? It is because of them you have any health care at all! If you want the same free health care, enlist in the military.... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Spock (rhp)	volunteer the US Army needs you Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

dgreaves2001	Rick - YOUR AN IDIOT!!! I take it that since you clam your a tax payer, you must work to some degree - does your employer give you medical insurance? Does your work put you in danger of loosing your life every moment you wake up? If it wasn't for the brave men and women in the service you wouldn't even have the pleasure of calling yourself a civilian, since we would have been taking over by GOD knows who. My question to you is why stop at VA - why not obolish welfare and medicare - those are both subsidized by the taxpayers money? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

El Supremo Gringo	Here's some free health care for you, a**hole ......................... /´¯/)..........(¯' ....................... .................... ..,/¯ ..//.............. ¯..................... ...................../... ./ /................ . ..................... ............./´¯/'...'/´¯ ¯`•¸...........•´¯ ¯`'...'¯`......... ........../'/.../... ./......./¨¯......../¯¨........ ......'..... ........('(...'(........ ,~/'...').......('...'~. .........)'...)')... ........................ ../..../........... / .. ............../.... ..........''....... ..... . _.•´.........`•._ . ..... .... /...".... ................... ..... ..(.................).. ..... ......./....... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Submariner 1	That's because your retarded! Retarded people do generally qualify for Government health plans, you should look into it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ARMY STRONG!	Dude............what is wrong with you? Do you realize we pay the same taxes as you do when we are not deployed? Did you no that you have the ability to ask that question because of our military protecting your &^%!? Come on get real! US Army 15 years OIF 2003 P.S. It will never happen. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

RT(R)	i know. its not fair. just because you decide you cant hack civilian life and go join the military (whether you fight or not) doesnt mean you deserve free health care for the rest of your life. when us left behind to work hard, try to support our families and make a life for ourselves get nothing. oh and to the guy who said its because of them we have health care at all..well most people in america do not have access to decent health care, because they cant afford health insurance. and its usually through no fault of their own. and the military is a job, just like any other. People CHOOSE to join, no one forced them, and no one told them to go fight overseas..in a pointless war anyways which just costs us more money and lives anyways. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No