Money for war, but not for the veterans

Apparently Bush and his masters think there's enough money to spend $9+ billion per month on Iraq, but there's not enough money to provide pension benefits for disabled veterans. Rumsfeld and Bush think it's "double dipping" for a veteran to get any extra money if they're retired AND disabled.

Bush Threatens Veto of Defense Bill - President Wants Costly New Disabled Military Pension Benefits Eliminated

The Republicans seem to feel the same way about soldiers that they do about babies. They're OK at the beginning, but we don't care what happens to them later.

Statistic: Nearly one quarter of all homeless people are veterans.

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Published on October 7, 2002 11:05 PM.

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