For once, I agree with Sen. Bernie Sanders. How about you?

2015-02-03T12:08:36-05:00

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 3 at 2015 8:27 PM

2015-02-03T20:27:42-05:00

Amen to that, CPT Private RallyPoint Member! Did you notice that the veteran suicide bill passed the House AND the Senate this week by unanimous votes?! All because Senator Coburn - one man - finally retired. Thank God he did.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/02/03/clay-hunt-veterans-suicide-prevention-act-passes-in-senate-will-head-to-white-house/

Clay Hunt veterans suicide prevention act passes in Senate, will head to White House

The bill had broad support on Capitol Hill last year, but was blocked from a vote by a single retiring politician.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 14 at 2015 8:09 AM

2015-10-14T08:09:41-04:00

up untill last night i was in the shadows when it came to Senator Sanders but now i strongly believe that this guy knows what hes talking about. i hope he wins.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 15 at 2015 10:17 AM

2015-10-15T10:17:01-04:00

It's hard to argue with that.

Response by Capt Walter Miller made Oct 15 at 2015 10:18 AM

2015-10-15T10:18:37-04:00

http://www.occupydemocrats.com/graham-to-veterans-if-you-want-good-healthcare-well-have-to-gut-social-security-medicare/

A little kick in the butt from the Rethugs.

Walt

Graham To Veterans: If You Want Good Healthcare, We'll Have To Gut Social Security & Medicare...

The Republican attacks on veterans and seniors are reaching a boiling point.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 15 at 2015 10:19 AM

2015-10-15T10:19:14-04:00

The combined costs of OIF and OEF (all 6 of them) between 2001 and 2013 was only 1.7 trillion. That's $141 billion annually. The VA budget for 2013, for example was $61 billion or about 40% of what was spent on operations that same year.

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Oct 15 at 2015 11:05 AM

2015-10-15T11:05:14-04:00

Give a infinite number of monkeys and infinite number of typewriters and one of them is bound to...

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Oct 15 at 2015 12:51 PM

2015-10-15T12:51:56-04:00

I like the message but I have to think about all Americans. Sanders wants a major hike in tax at 90 percent of something. Whether that is pointed at the rich or not, that will effect everything one, not just the rich. He wants to give everything away for free for votes.

Response by SSG Todd Halverson made Oct 15 at 2015 2:26 PM

2015-10-15T14:26:41-04:00

All he is doing is restating what a lot of Republicans have said all along. He is another Socialist idiot that says we should do it with not plan on how. All the free programs they were propagating during the debate, were going to be funded by those who are able and can work, also pay taxes. These "free" programs are not free; the money has to come from somewhere to pay for it.
Where will he get the funds? Cut benefits for welfare and illegal immigrants? Not likely as all the welfare people have a tendency to vote Democratic in elections.

Response by SSG Audwin Scott made Oct 15 at 2015 2:54 PM

2015-10-15T14:54:50-04:00

I totally agree 100%.

Response by MCPO Roger Collins made Oct 15 at 2015 3:01 PM

2015-10-15T15:01:21-04:00

Has he looked at the current 2016 budget request?
"The President’s 2016 Budget includes $168.8 billion for VA in 2016. This includes $70.2 billion in discretionary resources and $95.3 billion in mandatory funding. Our discretionary budget request represents an increase of $5.2 billion, or 7.5 percent, over the 2015 enacted level."

He is just using the populist propaganda used by the Dems all the time. The VA is totally incompetent in the use of existing funds.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 17 at 2015 12:42 AM

2015-10-17T00:42:53-04:00

Agreed

Response by MSgt Michelle Mondia made Oct 18 at 2015 10:38 AM

2015-10-18T10:38:41-04:00

I love him!

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 3 at 2016 7:53 PM

2016-01-03T19:53:03-05:00

About the only thing I would agree with him about!

Response by SSG Paul Headlee made Oct 10 at 2020 3:02 PM

2020-10-10T15:02:43-04:00

So he *talks about* offering your community money and you're willing to look the other way as he socializes everything we love?