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It’s about time we cut off those veterans who are “gaming the system.”
The lovely and gorgeous Representative Michelle Bachman has drawn a line in the sand!
Her proposal to cut benefits for veteran's hospitals and a freeze in benefits for injured vets will make a serious dent in the Federal Budget deficit.
http://minnesotaindependent.com/76913/bachmann-budget-cuts-propose-reducing-veterans-benefits
Those of you who are True Americans™ need to jump on the bandwagon and follow the lovely Michelle all the way to the White House in 2012.
The lovely and gorgeous Representative Michelle Bachman has drawn a line in the sand!
Her proposal to cut benefits for veteran's hospitals and a freeze in benefits for injured vets will make a serious dent in the Federal Budget deficit.
http://minnesotaindependent.com/76913/bachmann-budget-cuts-propose-reducing-veterans-benefits
Bachmann proposes cuts to veterans benefits
Plan calls for reduction in Social Security Disability Income for vets
By Luke Johnson | 01.28.11 | 10:36 am
This week, Rep. Michelle Bachmann proposed $400 billion in “real and necessary” budget cuts in federal spending to avoid raising the budget ceiling from $14.3 trillion.
The cuts include capping increases in Department of Veterans Affairs’ health care spending and reducing Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) payments for veterans, all to save a total of $4.5 billion.
However, health care costs are rising anyway, meaning less care, and SSDI payments are only $12,800 a year, according to the Air Force Times:
Her list of cuts doesn’t explain the impact of freezing veterans’ health care funding, but the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said in a report issued in October that health care costs have been quickly increasing.
VA’s health care budget was $44 billion in 2009, $48 billion in 2010 and is at $52 billion this year. The report forecasts a health care budget of $69 billion or higher by 2020 if trends continue, the report estimates.
Another measure in her cuts is to repeal “Obamacare,” which she claims has “unknown” savings. Actually, the CBO measured that its repeal would not save, but add $230 billion to the deficit over 10 years.
You can see the full list of cuts on her website here (PDF).
Plan calls for reduction in Social Security Disability Income for vets
By Luke Johnson | 01.28.11 | 10:36 am
This week, Rep. Michelle Bachmann proposed $400 billion in “real and necessary” budget cuts in federal spending to avoid raising the budget ceiling from $14.3 trillion.
The cuts include capping increases in Department of Veterans Affairs’ health care spending and reducing Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) payments for veterans, all to save a total of $4.5 billion.
However, health care costs are rising anyway, meaning less care, and SSDI payments are only $12,800 a year, according to the Air Force Times:
Her list of cuts doesn’t explain the impact of freezing veterans’ health care funding, but the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said in a report issued in October that health care costs have been quickly increasing.
VA’s health care budget was $44 billion in 2009, $48 billion in 2010 and is at $52 billion this year. The report forecasts a health care budget of $69 billion or higher by 2020 if trends continue, the report estimates.
Another measure in her cuts is to repeal “Obamacare,” which she claims has “unknown” savings. Actually, the CBO measured that its repeal would not save, but add $230 billion to the deficit over 10 years.
You can see the full list of cuts on her website here (PDF).
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