“MITT ROMNEY: Our Veterans Deserve Better”
Posted by vvasecy on 2011/11/21
Very few people know that Mitt Romney just proposed a dramatic change to how veterans and military families get health care.
Speaking at a roundtable on Veterans Day, he proposed a health care voucher system for veterans — essentially a plan to privatize the benefits our service members count on when they leave active duty.
Here’s what it would mean: veterans would receive a set amount of money to put toward their health care, regardless of their individual needs.
Since the Veterans Health Administration (V.H.A.) is already uniquely well-equipped to deal with extreme cases and make expensive procedures accessible, this plan would unreasonably target our wounded warriors and anyone else who needs specialized care.
These are men and women who have made some of the largest sacrifices for our country. And instead of acknowledging the debt we owe them, Mitt Romney wants to leave them to fend for themselves against the astronomical cost of specialized care. For anyone who’s not a millionaire like Mitt, this plan could ruin families.
Watch the video, then share Mitt’s plan with anyone you think needs to know.
Romney’s radical proposal for veterans’ health reflects his Wall Street values. And it’s up to us to get the word out.
