Originally posted by carpedm9587
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No. But you certainly interpret what I say that way a great deal. There's not much I can do about that, except to tell you (again) that you are reading things into what I said that I did not put there.
The VA certainly needs attention. The data does not support the claim "it is a failing and corrupt system." It does support the presence of mismanagement, but it does not support the claim "from the top down, which implies "throughout the VA." It DOES support that there is mismanagement in multiple places, not just one. I doubt that all of the VA is corrupt. Indeed, my own experiences with the VA shows that there are at least some parts of the VA that are not. We have evidence of problems from multiple locations and at multiple levels - not all locations and all levels. There is also evidence that people are dying as a result, which needs to be addressed.
I never claimed it was all corrupt or mismanaged. As a whole system it is though. I am sure there are plenty of people in the VA who genuinely care about the vets and try to do their best. But they are hobbled by the bureaucracy and inefficiency of the system.
Another government-run healthcare system that has problems, inefficiences, and some unscrupulous members. I have not said otherwise. I reject the inference that it is entirely corrupt, entirely inefficient.
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