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To: golux
“Disabled” is now going to bring on a whole new maelstrom of mental “disabilities.”

I hate to say it also but the President has just opened a whole new can of worms. There will not be a veteran with student loan debt who does not claim to have a disability. I already know so many people and a lot of them are veterans whose only goal in life these days is to establish that they are “disabled” in some way so that they can get a free ride for the rest of their lives. Most of them are young able bodied people, and as you say the majority claim PTSD. And you would not believe the number of people who claim they have PTSD who were never near a combat zone or ever even saw a traumatic incident let alone actually experienced one.

I saw a lot of pretty brutal crap during my career... sometimes I still have bad dreams. But I am glad that I have no incentive like this to claim that I am some sort of mental case because of it.

12 posted on 08/21/2019 2:55:16 PM PDT by fireman15
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To: fireman15

I would agree to a point but this is for 100% disabled Vets, which I can get behind


15 posted on 08/21/2019 2:59:09 PM PDT by capydick (“Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.)
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To: fireman15

Everyone should read B. G. Burkett’s masterpiece,

STOLEN VALOR.

It is one of the most important reads of the “1960-today” era.

It is an absolute, absolute jaw-droppingly stunning expose.


18 posted on 08/21/2019 3:13:35 PM PDT by golux
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To: fireman15

Most vets do not have student loan debt loads like the free loaders. They have GI bills that pay for college.


34 posted on 08/21/2019 5:43:25 PM PDT by Dogbert41 (When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe. -Luke 11:21)
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