A Deeply Ironic Post in Honor of Hopelessly Irony-Challenged Alan Simpson « The Confluence:
"...Simpson thinks that Vietnam Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange shouldn’t be demanding disability payments when they develop serious illnesses that may be associated with Agent Orange exposure. Instead these veterans should be sacrificing their own health in order to prevent banksters and other extremely wealthy people like Alan Simpson from having to pay more taxes to “save the country from this fiscal mess.”
Barack Obama and Alan Simpson discuss what to do about the 'lesser people.'
No, Mr. Simpson.
Irony is when extremely rich people like you don’t want to give back to the country that enabled you to become inordinately wealthy and powerful.
Irony is when people who gave up their health and their future to fight in wars supported by people like you are expected to die in agony on the street instead of getting health care, living a little longer, and dying with dignity..."
Two of my medical problems were caused by military service but the VA has refused me any help because I made too much money this year. Maybe I'll try again but the whole idea of means testing for an earned benefit is wrong, even if it is costing the rich a few pennies.
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