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<DIV>Now do you understand why so many people distrust this government? It even screws over the people that got shot up to defend it.</DIV>
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<DIV>Donovan Arnold</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 3/1/10, Tom Hansen <I><thansen@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com><BR>Subject: [Vision2020] [CORRECTED] Re: Defense Cuts in Benefits and Personnel Proposed<BR>To: "Moscow Vision 2020" <vision2020@moscow.com><BR>Date: Monday, March 1, 2010, 4:08 PM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>Kenneth Marcy stated:<BR><BR>"I realize that these expenditures represent an income source for you, but<BR>from a government-wide, macro-economic perspective, these kinds of<BR>expenditures are ripe for consideration during any discussion of fiscal<BR>restraint. The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities notes that defense<BR>is a rapidly growing share of the federal budget, while domestic<BR>appropriations have shrunk."<BR><BR>It is not just about me, Mr. Marcy<BR><BR>These expenditures represent more than simple income not only to myself<BR>but thousands of other disably retired veterans.<BR><BR>A vast majority of these expenditures represent our health care.<BR><BR>I, and many others like myself, am permanently disabled. To drastically<BR>reduce, or eliminate, our health care extends far beyond the pale.<BR><BR>Certainly there are other portions of the defense budget where cuts can be<BR>made without reducing veterans and
retirees health care.<BR><BR>And then, to make things drastically worse, tell a retiree upon retirement<BR>that (s)he will have to seek health insurance from a "future employer". <BR>There simply are not that many employers, reflected in the current<BR>economic picture, willing to hire (and provide health insurance to) a 40+<BR>year-old disabled vet.<BR><BR>Tom Hansen<BR>Moscow, Idaho<BR><BR>"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change<BR>and the Realist adjusts his sails."<BR><BR>- Unknown<BR><BR><BR><BR>=======================================================<BR>List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>serving the communities of the <SPAN>Palouse</SPAN> since 1994. <BR> <A href="http://www.fsr.net/" target=_blank>http://www.fsr.net</A>
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