Your number for Switzerland is WAY off. The real number is around 0.5/100k. A lot of the big difference has to do with different demographics and much less poverty.
So you believe all roads, bridges, sidewalks, streetlights, etc should be eliminated from government spending, and left up to citizens to repair, pave, or build with their own money?
In the quoted post, I was talking about individuals receiving direct benefits. I don't have a problem with individual or community produced infrastructure though. The nicest, most well-maintained streets in my city are those that are maintained by private citizens living in gated communities. The government-maintained streets are full of potholes, torn up by tree roots, and occupied by homeless encampments.
The middle easterns are messing with y'all, driving 100k cars while being on welfare Lol. But ya fycked up anyway, should of kept all of the Yugoslavs in the 90s, who are hardworking people but ya decided to kick 'em all out, well America accepted most of 'em. Americans are smarter than y'all when it comes to immigration at least (legal).
We didn't really kick anyone out. But yes, the legal immigration process in the USA is oriented towards bringing in people who benefit the country with their skills, as opposed to whatever the **** Germany and the EU are doing on their suicide mission.
Ya did, in '98-99, I remember all that, after their mess was overwith, ya told 'em that they had to go back to their countries, then the USA stepped in n said they can all come to the US instead.
Yes, that is part of the compensation package of the military that is considered in choosing to enlist or become an officer, just like retirement benefits. I also think it was smart to allow veterans to use their benefits outside of the VA system (though I don't like the red tape of being forced to prove there is some barrier to using the VA system, I would just allow the VA benefits to be used as any other health insurance).
Unless you did 20 years or were one of the big dogs, you ain't got **** but a slap in the face by the government. They'll basically tell you don't let the door hit you otw out, while you're stuck n fycked with ptsd for the rest of yr life. They don't get enough benefits, I know some of them get disability n VA loans but not really worth it. Got a neighbor who can't sleep for the past 10 years. Got my other buddy who needs therapy every week, but the government won't pay for it.
If you serve for 24 months you qualify for VA benefits Eligibility For VA Health Care | Veterans Affairs. I don't know what the people you are talking to experienced, but that seems pretty cut and dried.
You don't hangout or know many military guys then brother. I get along with 'em pretty well, similar stories among 'em. On paper it might be like that, my buddy that I've mentioned, he needs therapy once a week (suffering from ptsd, was in Iraq, Afg, Syria), at first they paid it for it, then it was once a month, then once every 3 months. Gave him a runaround etc. Home loans they're pretty good about that, up to 800k with 2% interest
This is better for another thread but to note Biden signed significant legislation on expanding VA benefits including addressing burn pits. Walz as a US Rep pushed a lot of legislation for veterans. Trump while president had budgets that cut VA funding. Also leaving aside some of the awful stuff that Trump has said about veterans while Trump was president he was forced to shut down his foundation because it was defrauding charities for veterans.
Those were the past. Future: Project 2025 proposes to overhaul the VA and potentially roll back some benefits from legislation addressing burn pits and Agent Orange, which could reduce the number of veterans eligible for these services. It also aims to shift more services to the private sector, which might be beneficial if it leads to higher quality care or lower costs. However, replacing experienced, non-political VA management with political appointees is bad news for both veterans and the country—politicizing a service agency is likely to end poorly. What does Project 2025 mean for military veterans? (taskandpurpose.com) Project 2025, a policy guide that could be the blueprint for a second Donald Trump term, would revamp the Department of Veterans of Affairs with proposals to increase privatization, narrow the eligibility criteria for health benefits and replace civil service-style employees with political appointees in its ranks. If policies associated with Project 2025 are enacted, veterans that were previously found eligible for service-connected disabilities may see those revised or taken away. The Project 2025 manual acknowledges two of the largest VA policy changes that expanded the number of veterans who qualified for service-connected disability claims: The 1991 Agent Orange Act and 2022 PACT Act (Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act). The manual says that the two “ambitious authorities” have overwhelmed the VA’s ability to process new claims and adjudicate appeals, requiring more employees to stay up to date. The manual also says that the inclusion of injuries related to Agent Orange and Burn Pits/Airborne Toxins has caused “historic increases” in spending. In May, the VA announced that it granted its one millionth benefit claim related to the PACT Act which changed the VA’s assumption of vet claims if they were present in a war zone where toxic chemicals were likely present – like at most U.S. bases during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. When it was signed into law, the Wounded Warrior Project described the PACT Act as a policy that “opens up the door to pre- and post-9/11 combat veterans who served in areas of exposure.” With the VA’s growing number of service-related health conditions, Project 2025 states that “some are tenuously related or wholly unrelated to military service” – the core issue for granting or denying service-connected disability claims. Project 2025 provisions may mean that fewer health conditions qualify a veteran for disability benefits. More specifically, Project 2025 calls for a revision of the disability rating awards for future claims while “fully or partially” changing them for existing veteran claims.
