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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025003851The OP:
mrmpa (2,253 posts)
Letter in today's Pittsburgh Post Gazette........You & I can't make this shit up
Did you know that the problems at VA hospitals stem from employee and labor unions? Neither did I until I read this morning's paper. Have a read and keep your barf bag near.
Problems at the VA stem from employees
May 26, 2014 12:00 AM
I believe Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is being unfairly blamed for the problems in the VA hospitals. The problems are due to the ordinary mid-level and low-level VA employees. These people are mainly veterans themselves since the VA gives preference in hiring to veterans.
Some of these employees do a good job, but many simply don’t care about their fellow veterans and do as little as possible. Additionally, because of government unions, Equal Employment Opportunity policies and Merit Systems Protection Board policies, it is almost impossible to fire anyone.
Several things should be done to remedy the situation:
1. Unions of federal government employees should be eliminated (even FDR strongly opposed government unions);
2. Federal employees claiming they were unfairly treated on the job should be required to prove their cases by the standard of “clear and convincing evidenceâ€;
3. Individual federal agencies should retain the authority to decide all grievances and claims against the agency (too many EEOC and MSPB employees find discrimination and unfair treatment everywhere, even in cases where it is nonexistent);
4. The VA hospitals should be abolished. Veterans should be allowed to have treatment in private hospitals, where the treatment would be better and cheaper than what they are getting now. Some VA hospitals are extremely underutilized and constitute a government boondoggle.
Only by getting rid of the deadwood in the federal government can the efficiency of the VA and other government agencies be improved.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2014/05/26/Problems-at-the-VA-stem-from-employees/stories/201405260003#ixzz32rz5jOTO
Irony goes right over the dummies heads. Small bonfire right now... sure to grow.
And away we go:
Leme (279 posts)
1. perhaps
4. The VA hospitals should be abolished. Veterans should be allowed to have treatment in private hospitals, where the treatment would be better and cheaper than what they are getting now. Some VA hospitals are extremely underutilized and constitute a government boondoggle.
if and only if they are given the same insurance that the Congress gets and Congress pays any costs
ALERT!!!!
tabasco (18,946 posts)
4. Perhaps **** no
says this combat vet.
Get back on the plantation!!!!!
TheDebbieDee (8,956 posts)
2. The cynic in me says thay this letter was written by some
1%er who owns a shitload of HCA stock....
Denial?
Downwinder (8,979 posts)
3. Don't think it was written by a patient.
YES!!!!
ProudToBeBlueInRhody (11,952 posts)
5. "Boondoggle"
Right-wing talking point word right there. This came right out of the Koch Brothers office printer.
The eeevil Koch brothers. This by some fool that never had to deal with VA.
fadedrose (7,485 posts)
6. Giving this an R and hope others do...
people should read this shit and know what's going on at the VA Hostpitals - they're letting in too many rightwingers...
Maybe that's why Congress underfunds them - best way to end them?
Now this is effective moling. Tells the dummies what they don't wanna hear, and then soothes the dummies ruffled feathers by saying they are letting in too many right wingers and congress underfunds them.
Ain't one of my moles... whoever it is did it up perfectly. Congrats to whoever it is!!!
That is it for now. I predict it will grow to a big bonfire.
