Another Military Health Care Cut

[Clearwater AL]

Esper eyes $2.2 billion cut to military health care.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper's cost-cutting review of the department
have proposed slashing military health care by $2.2 billion.

The military health system also provides care through TRICARE,
which enables military personnel and their families to obtain civilian
healthcare outside of military networks.

“A lot of the decisions were made in dark, smoky rooms, and it was
driven by arbitrary numbers of cuts,” said one senior defense official
with knowledge of the process.

The cuts to the system will imperil the health care of millions of
military personnel and their families as the nation grapples with
Covid-19.

Esper’s moves are weakening the ability to protect the health of
active-duty troops in military theaters abroad. “They’re actively
pushing very skilled medical people out the door.”

Officials blamed the Pentagon’s Cost Assessment and Program
Evaluation office, or CAPE, under the leadership of John Whitley,
who has been acting director since August 2019, for the cuts.

The Trump administration made (acting) John E. Whitley to be the
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management & Comptroller).

Another Trump unconfirmed appointee.

Sure loves his military. But loves all his unconfirmed "acting" appointees
much much more.

PS. President Donald Trump announced on June 18, 2019, that Mark Esper
would become "acting" Secretary of Defense. Another... "Acting" unconfirmed.

 

[KimT]

45 behaves like the US is his business and he is running it into the ground like he did many of his businesses.
November 3 can't come fast enough for me.

 

[Clearwater AL]

Kim, he is the ONLY casino owner to ever file for bankruptcy. All the casinos on Indian
land are struggling to stay afloat as are the others. But... NONE have filed for bankruptcy.

In those four bankruptcies he filed, we the tax payers picked up the tab he left behind.

What was his comment when asked? "I used what was legally available to me."

Hundreds of casino workers got thrown under the bus. Surrounding hotels, motels,
restaurants, shops took the hit. Banks took the hit.... but they were able to write it off
in loss deductions. He walked away.

The casinos are just one. Whatever... back to military health cuts. I hope some Trump
supporters read this Thread.

PS I know a little bit about casinos.... I probably shouldn't have done this. That picture
was from years ago. I'm now 60 pounds lighter but I dying (that's true) to get back to
the tables.

 

[KimT]

You looked good, Al. How on earth did you get a camera in a casino?

 

[JimInVA]

Al,

You have one of those "Very welcoming but don't screw with me" looks. The `stache looks great!

My best...

Jim

 

[Clearwater AL]

Kim, often the casino will take promotional pictures of winners and below the
picture the amount of money they won. I have signed several W2s over the years.

In previous DIHALS'ers and now "Could this be ALS'ers" with these 17, 19, 24,
29 year olds.... I have given them their odds of not having ALS.

Gambling is having a working knowledge of the odds. But... the odds will always
be in the house's favor... it's knowing when and where and playing against them.
The best you can.

Jim, have had the stache since I was 16. When I was in Vietnam I had a big handle
bar stache.... coming back to the states to the spit and polish Army the handle bar
had to go but was able to keep the Stache. Never went back to the handle bar.

PS. The little Vietnamese kids would marvel over the handle bar. Vietnamese men
generally are thin to facial hair until they get much older... like Ho Chi Minh.
We were a remote field unit, no spit, polish and hair cut requirements. When I
returned to my first stateside duty station my hair was long and I still had the
handle bar. I walked into the office, in uniform, and this desk jockey officer looked
up at me and said, "What in HELL Army did you come from?"

I told him, "Vietnam sir, 1st Field Forces."

 

[Jhettinger]

So an update on Veteran Health Care cuts.....wait for it

Trump rejected it. So maybe the poison you Never Trumpers spread can pause

How are ya'lls 401 IRA doing, no matter, if elected the democrats are going to take them,

 

[Clearwater AL]

Well, it's apparent you are a Trumper and yet maybe on Tricare, Medicare and SS.
These are Government funded SOCIALIZED Medicine programs.

Trump still wants a "Income Tax Holiday and also said maybe permanent.
That would decimate Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. He is still in
court trying to overturn the ACA.

" Trump rejected it." I have no idea where you got that from other than Trumps
personal TV channel.

"If elected the democrats are going to take them," Again, right out of his
personal TV channel.

Accept your views. Go ahead... and vote against yourself, your family, your
grandchildren and other relatives in need who may not be as fortunate as
you may be.

PS. Maybe reveal your sources of information other than a TV channel.
I read the Wall Street Journal columns which is owned by Rupert Murdock
who also owns Trumps personal TV channel.

 

[Nikki J]

I saw the news about rejecting on the Hill website which I think is relatively centrist these days.

i think everyone here has extremely strong beliefs on this issue and doubt anyone will change their minds based on what others say here.

can we please drop it ?

 

[Clearwater AL]

Nikki, I have no problem if you wish to close this Thread and move onto something else.

 

[Nikki J]

Thank you Al