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Budget office nominee Russell Vought has stated veterans' disability benefits should be means-tested—Sen. Blumenthal calls him out.

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The magat veterans will never see the light. They'll get screwed, they, along with all other veterans, will start an uproar, Fox News will eventually cover it and figure out a way to make it Biden's fault. So the magats will forever blame Biden. That's how this cult works.

Oh yes...means test and privatization.... ....the money will go to the company contracted to deny benefits. Probably be incentives like health insurance to deny people. 😒 Republicans are oligarch. Always have been. Why I call my state RussQlahoma.

Means testing bloats budgets or takes money away from intended benefits of programs by creating a bureaucracy needed to administer the means testing. Proving once again that republicans don't know shit or don't give a shit.

I am talking about the 65% who voted for Trump. I didn’t vote for the man who will decimate regulations (hey there, East Palestine); make a mockery of the VA (Turkish citizen Oz has some magic beans to sell you) or screw over 97% for the 3%

I feel like it’s the 2nd amendment issue? I don’t know, my brother is also a disabled veteran and I feel like he’s a Trump voter. I wouldn’t really know though, I choose to keep that stuff out of our relationship.

Right up there with pro-Palestinians not voting so it helped the guy who told Netanyahu to not do anything to stop the war/release the hostages in case it helped Biden; the guy whose son in law wants to develop Gaza with Saudi money.. the country who funded 9/11 W t a f 🤦‍♀️

Until caring for veterans is more important and more expensive than the profits for war.. we are doomed. And Republicans have no concept of honor, respect or empathy for those who served. Appointing Oz to run the VA and Hegseth shows you how little they care

Weird how none of the nominees (him, Bondi...) want to talk about what they will do in their role. "I wont talk about policy..." "I won't speak to hypotheticals that haven't happened yet" They don't want to admit what they have planned. Their non-answers are more telling than their answers

It makes sense when you accept that Trump wants to abolish everything. He and his sycophants are going to steal everything they can in the next 4 years. Screw Americans as long as they build their already ridiculous wealth.

So means testing is used to determine if someone qualifies for financial assistance by evaluating their available monetary resources. That’s wayy different than disability benefits. If a Vet served and became disabled they should receive the appropriate monetary compensation. End of debate.

Absolutely. They deserve what they receive and more. IF this actually happens, these vets will be enraged. Sadly, a large number of them rabidly support the new President Elect. Nothing like voting Against your own best interest. 🤦🏼‍♀️

100% It shouldn’t be “oh look, XX% of disabled vets could get by without these benefits, let’s stop paying them to save a few bucks.” It’s actually “these (wo)men are doing well despite their PTSD and missing limbs, but they still earned the $ and we still owe them.”

That’s a good point. I guess the debate then becomes one of precedent - is the right to social security the same as vet benefits? I’d argue that it’s evidence that SSI should be expanded, because $2,000 is nothing.

Instead, why don’t we means test members of Congress & the First Felon’s nominees before paying their salaries? Shouldn’t be a problem, right? It’s not like they are mostly wealthy &/or are allowed insider trading

If they take away concurrent receipt of retirement and disability or means test it I would have to literally sell my home and put his mom into a home instead of living with us. Serving and retirement is not the same as becoming disabled after 8 deployments in 27 years. 🤬🤬

Free, unlimited health care for life, with no quality or any BS caps or exclusions for every veteran, regardless of income or wealth. You volunteered and served. That's the end of it. The Republicans are ghouls.

I'm still holding out hope and I'm praying that Karma steps in between now and Monday morning. Trumptard in no way in hell deserves a Presidental funeral with the American flag over his coffin. So it's gotta happen before Monday.

Entropy and time will ensure the end will occur for everyone. No matter the level of power or money held, the end comes for everyone. What truly matters is the impact we have on those around us and the World in general, through our actions/inactions.

Service gets you nothing automatically. Injuries may, possibly, get you disability benefits. Twenty years may get you retirement. But just serving honorably? Most veterans get nothing but free pancakes once a year. That's why cutting benefits is grotesque. Most veterans already get nothing.

What these guys are saying is that veterans who are receiving benefits should be re-evaluated or the process should be more difficult for us to obtain ratings and benefits.

It is already so very difficult for ANYONE to get VA or SSI benefits, it can take years, involve lawyers, psychologists, and MDs to prove very obvious disability. We are so far past a time (in the 70’s ??? ) of anyone manipulating the system. All these systems have been regulated, cut for waste .

Our Vets have been shit on so many times via benefits. It’s a disgrace to treat these people who put their lives on hold AND in harm’s way to fight for our country when called(no questions asked)Remember the extreme waiting time for vets to even be seen by doctors. Not for sniffles but serious care

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WTF is he talking about? This isn’t welfare. These people became disabled putting their a$$es on the line. Vought, on the other hand, has served nothing beyond being a handmaiden to a fascist takeover of the US.

Never underestimate Vought's Christian Nationalist (CN) credentials. He's a true believer, and will ensure all his policies support CN values. The media is not paying enough attention to this major force within the incoming administration. CNs are dedicated to converting America to a CN nation.

Good job, America. You voted for the most ungrateful bunch of folks. Gop sent these folks out fighting unnecessary wars in Iraq and now are pretending someone else did. And to make it worse, taking away benefits.

Here’s a means test If your brave enough to go into combat and be injured then you should be compensated by any Means possible period !! My dad use to get a $40 check every month for a blown knee cap he got he served 4 yr in the navy and 4 in the army !

I hope all veterans lose their benefits and the US army collapses as people leave, ending all global occupations, proxy wars and invasions. The world could enter a period of peace and prosperity for all... Finally.

You know what should be “means tested”? Benefits to members of Congress. If they become millionaires while “serving the public” by means other than a spouse’s money or writing books, etc, they shouldn’t be getting freebies from us.

Also, if a country treats its veterans poorly, why would anyone put their neck on the line for that country? This seems very counterintuitive to building a military force. My hubby is a 100% disabled veteran. Neither one of us voted for DT. Both of us are scared for the future

65% of us did not vote for felon47. That is an urban myth. More than 50% of the military is blue… a lot of our votes were not counted. But internet liberals think there aren’t any liberals in uniform, so this bullshit perceptions persists.

Not doubting you, but with votes being private is there really any way to know one way or the other? It *would* be interesting to know that the majority of our armed forces vote blue and not red.

My BIL who is a vet on disability for back pain who works full time, voted for Trump. No judgement except for his happy support of Trump, in spite of warnings of this, may impact his wallet. My bigger concern is for all vets, this ain’t right.

You can bet they will also institute means tests for Social Security, including spouse and survivor benefits (if they don't summarily eliminate them).

I say this as one of the more level headed PTSD, blown up and shot Veterans. Just look at the SF Guy last week who blew himself up, or the ISIS guy. Now take away some red blooded MAGA disable veterans benefits? While Russel and his 2025 cronies are dancing on our faces giving huge tax breaks💰 🤔

This is insane- the VA pays for a disability that resulted as a resultad of the veterans SERVICE. Holy shit! Thanks for your service! You lost a leg in Iraq but were able to get a degree and now have a middle class job? No more compensation for you but thanks for MAGA! Sickening and traitorous.