Does it bother you that the VA took land that was donated for Homeless Vets and leased it to golf course?
Posted on November 11th, 2011 by admin
a private school, businesses, a theater, etc?
"Los Angeles (CNN) — The connection seems obvious: nearly 400 acres of land set aside to house veterans and thousands of veterans who need a place to call home.
But Los Angeles’ estimated 8,000 homeless vets have been barred from living at the sprawling campus for decades. The West Los Angeles property — some of the most valuable in the nation — was donated in 1888 to "establish, construct and permanently maintain" a branch of a national home for veterans, according to the original deed.
And for nearly a century, that’s what happened: permanent veterans facilities sprang up, including a post office, a trolley system and housing for as many as 4,000 vets, said American Civil Liberties Union lawyer Mark Rosenbaum.
But "beginning with the Vietnam War era, vets were kicked out," said Rosenbaum, who’s leading a class-action suit over the property against the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Now, a generation after Vietnam, the facility’s abandoned buildings are off limits to the veterans they were intended to serve.
"It’s a shame," said Carolina Barrie, a descendant of the heiress who donated the land. Veterans should be "given every single opportunity to rehab their lives — and if they have no place to live, a place to live."
The VA saw fit to lease parts of the property to several businesses. In September, the VA canceled three leases after rising criticism. But other entities remain on the property including a public golf course, a college baseball stadium, a theater and practice fields for the exclusive private Brentwood School."
http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/22/health/homeless-veterans/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
Pretty sick we need to dig deeper and I am contacting Sen. Cochran Monday, maybe it will do some good but sadly he has the second highest amount donated to him $5.5 million and Reid has $6 million. If the lobbyists have anything to do with it it will be hard to change as they donated $3.5 billion * to the House and Senate last year. The reason McCain, Kerry, Reid and Biden jumped on the TP was due to not wanting to lose that gravy train.
As you can see below McCain has taken almost half a billion, Kerry almost $400 million, Reid’s kids work for lobbyists and Joe’ son has his own company.
You would not believe the care in the Jackson MS VA, I mean what do you expect, eeoc, aa and union. those people need the space and should have it all around the country and also top notch medical care not second class type. It’s just sad. Oh well welcome back and have a great 2011! Long time no ’sea".
http://www.nachumlist.com/
Not sure what the first cartoon means do you
http://biggovernment.com/author/hudlash
$3.5 billion
http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/
November 12th, 2011 at 4:37 am
Another good reason to NEVER give government any control over anything that is not absolutely necessary. They will certainly screw up anything they do!
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November 12th, 2011 at 5:16 am
Yes it does. Wasn’t that just plain old wrong!!!!!!!
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http://www.useyourcommonsence.com
November 12th, 2011 at 5:25 am
Sad.
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November 12th, 2011 at 6:12 am
no
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November 12th, 2011 at 6:32 am
I don’t know, but the VA pays my rent and some for groceries, but the medical system there sucks they piss me off, Tri-care’s where it is.
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November 12th, 2011 at 6:42 am
This has been going on for years and years.
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November 12th, 2011 at 7:07 am
The Capitalist Money Machine which sent them to Vietnam is now through with them.
Bomb tonnage used was 1,000lbs for each Vietnamese citizen.
Total cost of war: 200 Billion Dollars
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November 12th, 2011 at 7:33 am
I hope the suit is settled in the ACLU’s favor and the vets get some help.
The VA administrators should be ashamed of themselves!
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November 12th, 2011 at 8:02 am
Pretty sick we need to dig deeper and I am contacting Sen. Cochran Monday, maybe it will do some good but sadly he has the second highest amount donated to him $5.5 million and Reid has $6 million. If the lobbyists have anything to do with it it will be hard to change as they donated $3.5 billion * to the House and Senate last year. The reason McCain, Kerry, Reid and Biden jumped on the TP was due to not wanting to lose that gravy train.
As you can see below McCain has taken almost half a billion, Kerry almost $400 million, Reid’s kids work for lobbyists and Joe’ son has his own company.
You would not believe the care in the Jackson MS VA, I mean what do you expect, eeoc, aa and union. those people need the space and should have it all around the country and also top notch medical care not second class type. It’s just sad. Oh well welcome back and have a great 2011! Long time no ’sea".
http://www.nachumlist.com/
Not sure what the first cartoon means do you
http://biggovernment.com/author/hudlash
$3.5 billion
http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/
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