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Politics : Fahrenheit 9/11: Michael Moore's Masterpiece -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dan B. who wrote (2126)	7/7/2004 11:28:03 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2772

Hey pal, my friend is a doctor with the VA. He told me as soon as Bush came to power their budget was slashed, and Bush wants to slash it again and again. Why? Because it's OK for Bushies to send poor guys to war but they don't want to pay for their health care. face the facts, your Bush is an AWOL non-military rich kid who doesn't care about the troops. But Kerry does. He's fought all his career for veterans rights.

To: Dan B. who wrote (2126)	7/8/2004 6:44:12 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2772

Bush Tries to Keep Half Million Vets In the Dark President Bush celebrated the July 4th holiday by praising veterans, saying "we're proud of your service, we're grateful for the example you have set for America."1 But a new report shows that more than half a million veterans are going without health care benefits owed to them - and the Bush administration has tried to keep those veterans in the dark. According to Knight-Ridder newspapers, 572,000 veterans nationwide "are missing out on disability payments from the Veterans Administration"2 even though they are owed those payments from their service. A large portion of these veterans are not receiving their payments because they do not know about them - a situation the White House has tried to perpetuate. In 2002, VA officials were ordered by the Bush administration "to cease efforts to enroll new patients into its health care system." The directive said it was "inappropriate" for local VA workers to attend health fairs, open houses and community meetings to educate veterans about what their eligibility and to enroll them in health care programs.3 The President's efforts to prevent veterans from getting the benefits they are owed came at the same time the White House was squeezing veterans programs overall. Specifically, the President has drastically underfunded veterans health care programs, leading to major veterans groups calling his policies a "disgrace" and noting his most recent budget falls $2.6 billion short of what is needed this year alone.4 The President also raised premiums that veterans pay for their prescription drugs.5 Sources: Presidential Remarks, WhiteHouse.gov, 7/04/04. "Thousands of disabled vets lack disability payments due to poor agency outreach, stigma," Knight-Ridder, 7/01/2004. "VA says `no' to new patients - Service," VFW Magazine, 9/02. "VFW Terms President's VA Budget Proposal Harmful to Veterans VFW Appeals to Congress for Relief," VFW.org, 2/02/2004. "Bush calls for electronic medical records," CNN.com, 4/28/2004. misleader.org