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Rhiannon12866

(222,843 posts) Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:10 PM Nov 13

Flashback: Hegseth leads Republican push to privatize veterans' health care - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC

On April 15, 2015, Rachel Maddow reported on a Koch brothers-funded group called Concerned Veterans for America, and its leader Pete Hegseth, who were advocating for the privatizing of the V.A. Later, on March 28, 2018, Maddow reported that Donald Trump, having embraced the idea of privatizing veterans' health care, wanted Hegseth to replace David Shulkin as his secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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Flashback: Hegseth leads Republican push to privatize veterans' health care - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Nov 13 OP

Yeah I'm sure there's no kickbacks happening behind the scene for that. yourout Nov 13 #1

There are an awful lot of veterans who depend on and like the VA VMA131Marine Nov 13 #2

I'm always depressed when I see ads asking for donations for private organizations helping veterans Rhiannon12866 Nov 13 #3

yourout

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1. Yeah I'm sure there's no kickbacks happening behind the scene for that.

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Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:13 PM

Nov 13

Republicans really are the Ferengi party.

VMA131Marine

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2. There are an awful lot of veterans who depend on and like the VA

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:30 PM

Nov 13

This is one of those third rails that most Republicans in Congress would be wise not to fuck with. I’m fairly certain the VA cannot be privatised by executive order.

Rhiannon12866

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3. I'm always depressed when I see ads asking for donations for private organizations helping veterans

Reply to VMA131Marine (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:40 PM

Nov 13

Shouldn't this country be responsible for all the care for these American heroes who gave their country their all??

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