expecting warmongers to care for their injured is a pipe dream. pipe dream *noun*
: a hope, wish, or dream that is impossible to achieve or not practical On Tuesday, June 17, 2014 4:29:53 PM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > http://eaglerising.com/6812/possible-va-scandal-just-got-worse/ > > > If Possible - The VA Scandal Just Got Worse > > By Onan Coca <http://eaglerising.com/author/onancoca/> / 17 June 2014 > > I’m not sure it’s possible that a scandal where the government allows our > heroes to die without ever receiving care, then covers up those deaths as > if they never happened… can get any worse. But if it can, it just did. > > The New York Times is reporting > <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/16/us/va-punished-critics-on-staff-doctors-assert.html?ref=us&_r=1&assetType=nyt_now> > > that corruption, backlog and heartlessness at the VA go back much longer > than the government first let on. > > *Staff members at dozens of Department of Veterans Affairs > <http://www.va.gov/> hospitals across the country have objected for years > to falsified patient appointment schedules and other improper practices, > only to be rebuffed, disciplined or even fired after speaking up, according > to interviews with current and former staff members and internal documents.* > > *The growing V.A. scandal over long patient wait times and fake scheduling > books is emboldening hundreds of employees to go to federal watchdogs, > unions, lawmakers and outside whistle-blower groups to report continuing > problems, officials for those various groups said.* > > *In interviews with The New York Times, a half-dozen current and former > staff members — four doctors, a nurse and an office manager in Delaware, > Pennsylvania and Alaska — said they faced retaliation for reporting > systemic problems. Their accounts, some corroborated by internal documents, > portray a culture of silence and intimidation within the department and > echo experiences detailed by other V.A. personnel in court filings, > government investigations and congressional testimony, much of it largely > unnoticed until now.* > > *[image: VA comic2]* > <http://2lv0hm3wvpix464wwy2zh7d116q7.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/VA-comic2.jpg>*The > > department has a history of retaliating against whistle-blowers, which > Sloan D. Gibson, the acting V.A. secretary, acknowledged this month at a > news conference in San Antonio. “I understand that we’ve got a cultural > issue there, and we’re going to deal with that cultural issue,” said Mr. > Gibson, who replaced Eric K. Shinseki after Mr. Shinseki resigned over the > scandal last month. Punishing whistle-blowers is “absolutely unacceptable,” > Mr. Gibson said.* > > *The federal Office of Special Counsel <https://www.osc.gov/>, which > investigates whistle-blower complaints, is examining 37 claims of > retaliation by V.A. employees in 19 states, and recently persuaded the V.A. > to drop the disciplining of three staff members who had spoken out. * > > The Times article also says that thus far, the pogrom against > whistleblowers goes back *at least 7 years*! > > This is simply more proof of how the government works. Whether it’s the > IRS, the NSA, the Justice Department, the EPA, the BLM, or the VA, > government agencies are heavy-handed and often without oversight. The > government is just too BIG. There is no way to monitor all of the horrible > mismanagement and malfeasance that happens among these agencies – which is > a prime example of why socialism/communism is always full of corruption and > waste. It is inefficient, and when dealing with people, simple and unmeant > inefficiency very quickly becomes destructive evil. > > So, the VA has known about these problems for years and done nothing to > solve them. In fact, instead of dealing with the issues, they’ve instead > persecuted the people trying to fix things, and just swept the mess under > the rug. > > Sounds just like our government. > > The folks at Reason > <http://reason.com/reasontv/2014/06/13/remy-god-bless-the-usa-va-scandal-editio> > > have put together a brilliant music video that succinctly explains the > entire VA scandal and throws in a little Bowe Bergdahl just for fun. > > *When we heard the wait times on our list* > > > *were so long that patients died > <http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2023658616_veteranscarexml.html> > We said "This is government-run healthcare""So we're gonna do what's right"* > > *We're gonna grab a piece of paper* > > > > > > > *and we'll make a second list > <http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/midwest-va-hospitals-secret-waiting-lists-23981967> > > We'll just say that wait times aren't that longand that no deadlines were > missedand when people die we'll cross them offand pretend they don't > existcuz there ain't no doubt we can't be fired > <http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-07-18-fderal-job-security_n.htm> > > God bless the government* > > Our government sucks. 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