Your VA Disability Benefits Are GOING AWAY In Project 2025
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
- Project 2025 has some extremely strong language that directly deals with veterans and VA disability compensation for having VA service-connected disability ratings.
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About Project 2025: www.project2025.org/about/about-project-2025/
2017 Mandates: www.scribd.com/document/369820462/Mandate-for-Leadership-Policy-Recommendations
CBO 1: www.cbo.gov/budget-options/2018/54748#:~:text=Narrow%20Eligibility%20for%20Veterans%E2%80%99%20Disability%20Compensation%20by%20Excluding,on%20the%20Budget%20...%204%20Other%20Effects%20
CBO 2: www.cbo.gov/budget-options/2016/52177#:~:text=Beginning%20in%202018%2C%20this%20option%20would%20eliminate%20concurrent,longer%20receive%20those%20payments%2C%20nor%20would%20future%20retirees.
Most important...Project 2025 updated: static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf
- Clay
ruclips.net/video/4NBUjB2DPdY/видео.html Don't know if you have seen this. Covers a vet who was red flagged, denied available housing, had HIPAA violations made with her info. She lives with her daughter in a car. Very smart vet by the way.
The next Administration should explore how VASRD reviews could be accelerated with clearance from OMB to target significant cost savings from revising disability rating awards for future claimants while preserving them fully or partially for existing claimants.
- Project 2025
@@lightning9279thank you for sharing this. That’s just unbelievable!
Its always amazing how taxing the rich is somehow unfair but putting the rest of the 99 percent into poverty makes sense
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- Clay
The next Administration should explore how VASRD reviews could be accelerated with clearance from OMB to target significant cost savings from revising disability rating awards for future claimants while preserving them fully or partially for existing claimants.
- Project 2025
They WILL cut disability pay!!!!!! I hate Project bullshit
That’s been their plan for a long time, rich get richer and poorer get poorer and the rest that’s in the middle somewhere we go down too with the poor folks. It’s all about them gaining total control o er the population
The rich are still taxed. They're not exempt from paying taxes
What's amazing is your ignorance. The rich are not exempt from paying taxes... Stupidity at its finest right there.
When contemplating VA spending, perhaps the government should contemplate not getting involved in endless wars and unnecessary involvement in the affairs of other nations.
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- Clay
Agreed
Agreed
Here here!
True...how many billions of $$ to Ukraine and yet they're losing (and have been). More $$ to support "migrants" who shouldn't even be here. Plenty of money for foreigners (and for SO MANY other countries, most of whom hate America) yet they have to "save money" somehow. One way (apparently) is to cut back on American veterans.
-- BR
The last thing this nation needs is a bunch of pissed of vets. Messing with our livelihood would be a grave mistake.
Would you still be pissed off if you were getting more pay? don`t worry about it and trust M.I.
@@robertburbachare you willing to take that chance on giving your vote to Trump. Remember this, every Republican in Congress voted against the PACT ACT except for a few. The reason Republicans didn’t want the PACT ACT to pass because it would have been terrible for the NATIONAL DEBT. So just think on that when your casting your vote in November
@@robertburbach is it going to "trickle down" to us Vets??
@@David-kd4fq
The republicans voted against the PACT Act as written because it has $400 billion in non-veteran spending attached. The Veteran spending was only $283 billion of the $667 billion total. We were used as a battering ram to pass this bill. That's what the demonrats do, use groups of people to get their agenda passed. Any dissension is republicans not caring for (insert group here). How can you look around at the current state of our nation and think it's doing great under the current administration?
@@David-kd4fq Think on what, a government that promises you benefits without actual money existing to pay them? How will you feel when they can't put it on the credit card anymore and have to cut your benefits, will you still blame the people who did not vote to allow that?
You see why the recruitment is low because you mess with veterans.😮
AMEN!!!!
Recruitment is low because of the demoncratic socialist party of pigs 🐷
Project 2025 isn't the reason recruitment is low lol
Exactly as a former military veteran I agree
Marketing is the reason it's low.
eliminating concurrent payment of disability and retirement pay would devastate thousands of veterans. While you not be afraid of the first one, many of us would be.
Here: ruclips.net/user/shortse6Gf2ZEXH6Y?si=JsdMoZsZhYhBY0kU
- Clay
That's the Republican way. Shit on the veteran under the guise of saving money. They will literally rip your benefits from you to save a dollar all the while thanking you for your service. 😡
@@carlbeal3007 gotta make sure Ukraine, Israel and all the illegals are taken care of first.
They can pay illegals they can pay us!!
Any veteran who is willing to vote republican hoping that they will not work to overhaul the DOD and VA is playing with fire. They are not concerned with speeding up the VBA claims process. (That's only to gwt a few amens) That's a super easy fix (look at BDD). The real target is taking benefits and eligibility to save money... Don't get caught watching the fuxxing paint dry. Knock off the political them verses us shyt and do what's best you and your families livelihood....
A party considered taking Veteran Benefits away and you support them
Definition of a Blue Falcon 🦋
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- Clay
Proving again veterans are not cared about! Thanks keep spreading info, i stand against project 2025!!!
#PresTrump2024 🇺🇸 💪 💯
@@emtbtrailrider539 really?? It would be him and his admin that put Project 2025 in force.
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- Clay
This video spreads misinformation about Project 2025, causing undue stress for veterans. Many veterans suffer from anxiety, depression, and PTSD, and the inaccurate information presented in this video exacerbates their conditions. The claims made about Project 2025 are not supported by reliable sources and mislead viewers about the potential impacts on veterans' benefits. It does not explicitly mention any cuts or reductions to veterans' disability pensions.
@@agentrobtaylor u r so misinformed, 2025 isn’t Pres Trumps plan, look up Agenda 47
What blows my mind is how they are conflating retirement pay with compensation. One has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with the other, but they are saying they want to take away possibly half or more of your income!
Military retirement is b/c we spent 20+ years fulfilling our service to the military & as part of our contract, receive a pension for that service! VA Disability is due to what that time serving our country did to our body & mind! So someone with 4 years could effectively be paid more than a military retiree! They are 2 separate forms of payment & need to be kept separately! If a person has less than 50% disability they do not get both, this is wrong, but to consider taking away one shows trump & the Republicans’ disrespect for our service!
Right. It wasn’t until 2004 that you could receive both because Congress changed the law, to go backward would be devastating to millions of people.
Personally I don’t fall into the bs fake “football game” dichotomy they’ve [all] put us in. They are considering only their bottom line, and while taking our entitlements, they are feeding their own criminal syndicate. The only reason for a D or an R in front of a politician’s name is to get elected based on where they live. My point is this… it doesn’t matter what red herring they put in office, bureaucrats (who are not elected) are destroying this country, and our “representatives” are simply paid puppets offered up to take the fall for it. Our “gvnt” sold out the American People when they became a criminal business (organized crime syndicate) in around 1869. The Corporation of the United States of America is the monopoly game we have all been born into.
@@KP-vl3hx Which is why people need to hear this, I've had friends say this is fear mongering, I'm saying they published this because it's a goal of theirs.
@@MrAbsalomdavid A good rule of thumb is that anytime something sounds outrageous, assume it is fake.
It is fake.
These rocks won’t believe it until the person they voted for stops their payment. Thanks for sharing
Here: ruclips.net/user/shortse6Gf2ZEXH6Y?si=JsdMoZsZhYhBY0kU
- Clay
You are right, as soon as they vote for Trump, and if he makes it into office, they will lose their payments and shortly realize the error of their ways
Only a rock would vote for dementia Joe.
@@ozjohn8657 ok…what kind of person would vote for proven sexual predator convicted felon (x34) insurrectionist?
@@ozjohn8657 there’s more examples of Dementia Don
How can they strip veterans of their benefits who served this country it’s scary!!!
Served and was discharged HONORABLY at that...
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- Clay
Case neither party cares but this is red so call it what it is. Trump don't care about vets the way he's fooled his Maga-vet supporters but they get what they wanted at least
Because there are so many FRAUDULENT Vet claims that get filed with the VA. " I twisted my ankle playing basketball and now I want 100% disability" and they get granted.
“I got laid off when they closed that asbestos factory, and wouldn't you know it, the army cuts my disability pension because they said that the plate in my head wasn't big enough.”
-Cousin Eddie😢
randy quaid…. classic…. 😂
Wow! I will refrain from posting what I’m thinking.
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- Clay
@@mestizoinc5208 We need Trump back… he was completely streamlining the VA making it work and then Biden came along and he started dismantling everything Trump had created!
😂😂😂😂😂😂
The thing that is truly frightening about Project 2025, is the fact that much of it is written in legislative language - i.e., in the language of Congressional Bills. The purpose of this is so it can be lifted directly from the text of The P/25 book and inserted directly into a Bill without discussion or negotiation and shoved through Congress as quickly as possible...😮
Most definitely, the Heritage Foundation has all of this stuff ready to go on day one. And a lot of this stuff will be down with executive orders that will bypass Congress and will be left up to the courts to decide. Heritage Foundation has already stacked the courts, so any judicial challenges will fail.
YOU GOT IT. WAKE UP PEOPLE!
the best hope right now is that congressional elections end up very mixed and these proposed bills just get stalled out on the floor.
Congress has operated on not debating bills for a few years now with every Omnibus passed. Nothing new.
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- Clay
Anyone who has ever dealt with private insurance should know just how bad privatizing the VA would be for us. The companies will be given targets and thier goal will be meeting assigned targets in the cheapest way possible so they can make the most money. They wont care about veterans, just the company bottom line.
Exactly!
Called fiduciary responsibility ** that's why we should not privatize most public services.
That is BS. BIDEN has done so much. This is devastating.
The benefits will be quick because fewer disabilities will be accepted. No, it is not acceptable. Only limited benefits will be given to combat veterans. Just wrong. Most who have lost legs and arms and head injuries. These veterans deserve so much more and shouldn't have to beg for disability benefits.
Fact. My son is battling UHC right now.
This is literally my pension….I need it to survive
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- Clay
Vote blue in November
@@alabamablacksnake9995 Trump said no To Project 2025 🤣🤣 Still voting red !!!! Suckaaaaaaa
As a Vietnam Veteran this is sounding more like the VA that I came home to.
@@dennissitter2242 this made me so sad, dude. I always say it’s because of the Vietnam era that we have the benefits we have today. Respect.
- Clay
you losty the war.. so did they.. no rewards for losers
@@juanshaftpatel7488 What a ridiculously stupid thing to say.
@@rogersmith7808 why? its true
@ChadPerfect- so what? still lost.... no participation trophies in real life
This is ridiculous, i got out the Marine Corps in 2012 and didn't start receiving adequate VA Disability Compensation until 2022. & You mean to tell me NOW that im finally getting what i worked hard for and legally & ethically deserve, they are trying to take it away!?😲
Same thing but in the Army. Leaving in 2012 with care and dis comp since 2022. Currently at 80%. Getting our shit taken away will be bad.
For anyone who is willing to vote against themselves, yes, the benefits are at risk of being eliminated.
@@texan903and vets continue to vote overwhelmingly Republican.
Exactly but illegal immigrants get treated better than us and I’m also a former military veteran
@@movingforward-fc4lg How are you a FORMER veteran. Aren't you always a veteran?
Wtf. I hate project 2025. Claims to be conservative but wants to screw vets and the military.
Yeah, because vets certainly don't get screwed now.
@@chillwill5080 so you want worse? Makes sense.
What conservative means has changed more rapidly than the perception of what it means. At this point it's simply just take from the poor and give to the rich. They'll screw any and every group except the 1%.
@@BValt123 Nothing has happened under this claim, but there's plenty of evidence that Veterans have trouble getting benefits despite all the laws that have already passed. That doesn't make sense.
@@BValt123 I get actual care in community under the bills that Trump and Republicans passed. I have been trying two years to do PACT claims, still getting the runaround. Are you SURE they are really giving you something?
The importance of voting in elections is key Clay. We need pro Vet leadership at the house.
Here: ruclips.net/user/shortse6Gf2ZEXH6Y?si=sVsbuh5MJM3jwOx0
- Clay
Voting is just the illusion of freedom . I think they are all friends behind the scenes but you actually think Biden beat Trump … voting local is the most important thing . Sheriffs for example hold more pose than any president
@@mkultravibes7763 Sheriffs can't take our benefits away. The GOP wants to and yes, identity did win.
@@yamismusicstudio9503 I agree. Trump2024
Vote Blue.
Call your Representative in the House and both Senators offices and ask them if they support this. If so, let them know they will not be getting your vote and inform them that you will be talking to as many veterans and their families you can find and let them know what their members of Congress thinks of them and their sacrifices they made to keep this country free.
Here: ruclips.net/user/shortse6Gf2ZEXH6Y?si=JsdMoZsZhYhBY0kU
- Clay
Project 2025 is not Trumps plan. Trumps plan is agenda 47 on his website. Project 2925 is fake news to make ppl worried.
they will just lie through their teeth.
The Rs support it 💯 & won’t tell you they do until they vote & then it’s too late!
There's a lot more in Project 2025 to be concerned about. As a country we've got to do a better job at looking out for all citizens and Project 2025 has groups of citizens in its crosshairs. This country will never be great and we will never be united until we can learn to take care of ALL AMERICANS.
Here: ruclips.net/user/shortse6Gf2ZEXH6Y?si=JsdMoZsZhYhBY0kU
- Clay
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@@BlackBullRising Yes!
@@TheCivDiv @TheCivDiv I'm in agreement for the most part however... This is pushed by the Heritage Foundation who's president Kevin Robert's says, "The whole point is to institutionalize Trumpism". For anyone to blame Trump, they're not wrong.
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@@BlackBullRising I can’t wait for congress to start giving sh*t about ANY Americans let alone ALL Americans.
I just came back from capital hill in June. I talked to the reps and senators advocating on veteran issues. There’s too much corruption they don’t care about vets
Huh what
Which is why we have fewer young people willing to join.
@@kbusmcvetthen they’ll induce mandatory military service.
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- Clay
@@VernonA-zw9xn agreed
For just vets non concurrent pay might not be a big deal but for vets that have retired after spending 22yrs in/out of combat zones it’s freaking huge! Why should we be punished for staying the course instead of doing 4 and out?
I did almost 10 in Army, medically retired +!had about 15 years of working. The way I read what’s in this project the Rs want to do away with social security, Medicare & VA SC comp & replace it all with some kind of privatized disability insurance that service members would have to opt-into & pay into or be sh*t out of luck! They spent a whole lotta time on figuring out how to screw a whole lotta people!
That's the conservative "values" that vets love sooo much. 😂😂. When will we learn neither side gives a f**k about us.
The answer is never
- Clay
Except the current administration got the PACT ACT through. And that is a bill from the Democrats which R’s voted against. I use the PACT ACT. But Veterans keep voting against their own self interests.
@@kevinplantz12 the “Rs” didn’t vote against the pact act. They voted against the sleazy $400 billion slush fund Democrats tried to attach to it Lol
@@apm9151 Keep telling yourself that.
@@joshlynch5676 you’re delusional 🤡
Thanks Clay! We don't always agree, but great abbreviated layout here. Of course you'll see the "hard-core, no matter what defenders" but no one will be able to say they were not forewarned.....
Here: ruclips.net/user/shortse6Gf2ZEXH6Y?si=sVsbuh5MJM3jwOx0
- Clay
People better wake up and stop voting against your best interest. Both parties believe in giving raises to active service, but don't take care of us when we make it home. One party gave us Veterans Choice 2014 and the PACT Act 2022. Both laws aren't perfect, but vets who were left behind for decades, were finally helped. As a veteran, I see who is for us and who is not.
And who might that be?
@@rguidry777He said it. The one that actually expands benefits to veterans. Not the one who votes against things like the PACT ACT.
I guarantee that Veterans weren't the priority in passing those bills; buying votes was. Money to pay for all that doesn't even exist, it's just added to the National Debt, how long do you think that can continue?
They're not taking pay, they're reevaluating how you get it. More avenues, more savings, more benefits...
@@user-yx2cj2gq8nokay so explain that in actual details and what policies that might be. I haven't seen that in any way, but I'm happy to be proven wrong with evidence.
When you read it and said it's not "veteran centric" - I think that's right. The Project 2025 has a major contradiction when it's mission isn't in alignment with it's plan of action. That could be challenged in court. I'm not sure how, except - with the Supreme Court's ruling to end "Chevron Deference" for most self regulated agencies - wouldn't the VA's own reasonable interpretation now be opened up to courts outside the VA to challenge their own decisions? I think the VA accredited lawyers jobs are going to be inundated with cases.
www.klgates.com/The-End-of-Chevron-Deference-What-the-Supreme-Courts-Ruling-in-Loper-Bright-Means-for-the-Regulated-Community-6-28-2024
Yeah…it’s going to be rough this election
- Clay
Project 2025 is suggestions made by followers and put in a document. This is not Trumps plan. Trumps plan is Agenda47 and it’s in his website. To claim Project 2025 is Trumps plan is fake news!
Yes & why should veterans have to pay with that burden? It’s a whole lotta BS!!!
@@glenmiddleton9831 Agreed! Project 2025 is a hit piece for propaganda lies and gaslighting: Marc Elias, an election interference specialist and one of the facilitators of the faked Steele Dossier and the Russian Collusion Hoax heads the group, Democracy Forward putting out the online document, "The People's Guide to Project 2025." This is a politically charged hit piece on Project 2025. Read the original document instead and you will find that the outrageous claims being made are convoluted and unfounded. They openly call this strategy, "A Wrap Up Smear."
Privatization, will destroy the military. They privatized military housing in San Diego and building and service quality plummeted while the same private businesses were charging the military huge expense costs. Some builders and organizers went so far as to blame Marines for their corrupt actions. Privatization, is just a fancy way of saying, I gave my rich friends control of a social service so they can easily make obscene profits.
As a veteran, I always wondered why so many veterans are brainwashed into believing that this government cares for them.
Project 2025 also wants to make Medicaid a Voucher program
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- Clay
It’s R Congress’ starting with Newt & SecDef/VP Cheney & SecDef Rumsfeld this “contracting to save $” BS in the early ‘90s. It’s done nothing but balloon the federal budget & the debt! Then they want to try to fix it by cutting social security, Medicare & veteran healthcare & benefits!
When you mess with my money, you dont get my vote.
I draw both military retirement & VA disability pay! It took a while to get this! Worked for BOTH & DESERVE BOTH!
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- Clay
Thanks for covering this. I did see one article that covered this, but I wasn't sure it was a legitimate source.
I would expect media outlets that are aligned are going to show either a really positive light or a really negative light. Here we look at the source.
- Clay
The heritage foundation site is indeed a primary source.
I started reading for myself today and it changed my life.
I hope this video is well received and not a RED / BLUE issue
- Clay
@@TheCivDiv it was. I was joking, your right knowledge is power and I rely to much on others resources and not being more resourceful. I fear though that if some of this not good. It seems like they would remove secondaries right?
@@danielmchugh8231 Not just secondaries. It basically gives the VA the autonomy to modify the VASRD to save money at the expense of veterans.
@@TheCivDiv Well done and thank you. I believe this is exactly a RED VS BLUE issue, Many wave the flag in public than create policy like this so they can have tax cuts for themselves. Sad so many vets are falling for it.
Agenda 2025 is not Trumps plan. It’s a plan put together by his supporters and urge media is exploiting it! Agenda47 as it is on his website. No need to worry. Just read Agenda47 and see if you agree with it. .
I look forward to the VHA info and may get to read it before you post the next video, but I imagine it will lean/hint heavily at further privatization.
Bingo
- Clay
The mission has always been to have limited VA health....You see the veterans at the VA Hospitals and it angers me how they have to wait as they are literally dying as they wait for their benefits. I got out in 1995 and waited till 2014 to get VA health. Filling my claims.. rated at 0% for 2 claims.. and now waiting on another being reviewed for my blood pressure. I just filed for 2 more this week. Secondary to the one I have on review now.
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- Clay
Say goodbye to your claim when Trump gets into office 😂 me to bud me too
The mods on Reddit keep deleting any posts about this stating “This post is not related to Veterans Benefits.”
1 look at this comment section is why 😂
- Clay
They dont want the Veterans to know the truth about who is taking away their benefits.
Thank for the clarity. Appreciate your work. Thank u
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- Clay
This is what they had ready for the Supreme Court “Chevron” decision.
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- Clay
Each Vet needs to get involved at the local and state level. Run for office and stick to your principles and fight for policies not party’s. You want change? Get involved. You have more impact at your local and state level. I ran for a local office and won and now I’m running for a State office seat. Taking care of Veterans is my goal. The 10th Amendment has never been more important. I have reached out to this channel to help me structure debate talking points and policy development and I’m still waiting for any response. Clay, if this is important then reach out to me. Take this battle in every direction. Get behind Candidates who will stand on principle and not party lines! Together we can send a message. Go to events and research your Candidates that are running. Stop making this a Blue/Red issue. We need our strong principles to be our guide. Vets need fighters in their corners not sideline complainers. I love our Vets and I have seen what so many have battled through…we are strong and we have stood for truth and righteousness for generations. Let’s do this the right way so get involved!
The police unions and teachers unions are the local oppressor not Iraq, not Russia. If you're not going to fight against them, don't even run because no one wants this flag waving b******* where you support giving endless amount of money to teachers and police who bankrupt every community in the United States
This is the way.
We've all got to take the personalities of these two candidates out of this discussion and take action as veterans. This Project 2025 proposal isn't just a document. This *will* be implemented. I'll give them credit - they've been very upfront about their intentions.
But if we - as veterans who all honored our part - just allow this to degrade into one more round of "Grampa Joe" vs "Dementia Don" we've already lost. It's not about R vs. D. It's about what the freaking government promised us.
If we don't, the fallout when the benefits get reduced (or just flat out stop) will devastate our entire community.
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- Clay
Thanks for the vid. Knowing that people would be elevated out of poverty if they become disabled while serving is why a lot of soldiers/veterans decided to serve. As we are in somewhat of a recruiting crisis now I would hate to see 2025 further complicate it.
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- Clay
So I appreciate everything everything you do at your channel. Especially because you and I are both veteran brothers. Disabled combat veteran and I was made aware of these when they first came out back a few years ago and I looked into them and I discovered that they do this regular basis where they go over pretty much everything that has money involved and they just keep things on the table and consider the possibility of keeping open ability to reduce costs. If you remember when President Trump was in the White House, he had a lot of issues with a lot of Republicans that didn’t support him. They went against him. I know he was against these things because I remember specifically seeing things and hearing him discuss some of these issues that you’re pointing out right here, they went against his advice now, if I have time, I will post another comment with the link to those videos or discuss this. But this is something that is a regular thing where they always look at big programs that have a lot of cost and they always keep them open to reduce the money possibly. I agree this is something they shouldn’t be messing with and going forward. I’m not concerned because I know that there are countless ways to reduce billions if not trillions of dollars which will actually happen. It will finally happen this time and that’s because the government will be reduced in size. It should not be anywhere near as big as it is, and that is the waste of trillions of dollars, which will make a massive difference, quite frankly will make a paradigm shift in the actual size of our debt will improve our debt so I’m not worried. I really am not. a lot of this is garbage and a lot of these things that you’re talking about in the later part of the video are actually pretty good. We just need to stay aware such an awesome dude and a great patriot because you take your time out of your life and your day to make people aware of these things and as long as you do that and there are others like you that you will stay on top of these things and enough of us will pay attention to work at stopping the things that are gonna hurt veterans And that’s what we’ve been doing so God bless you, brother
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- Clay
Then we best be getting a damn refund from every shtbag country we’ve been handing money to.
Afghanistan has a total of negative $1 billion USD
- Clay
@@TheCivDiv well then the ole taliban can sell all our sht mumbling in chief left there for them.
35 trillion reasons this is about handing out pain to the "losers and suckers" and John McCain's of the country...
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Start with Israel.
This is some bullshit! How can the Republicans say they are for veterans and want to do bullshit like this.
Its a lie
Actually read and use your brain to process! This is the problem with most of the country and why we are in the place we are in right now it’s not republican or democrat. The fact you take what someone says and apply it to your their political feelings is very short sighted and frankly stupid!
@@donny7931 He just showed your "lying eyes".... buwhahaha
@@JammonJay9050 it’s a proposal from the Heritage foundation. It’s not actually going to happen! Lol no Republican in Congress is advocating for this. It’s misleading fear mongering nonsense
The Republicans are for billionaires and fascism.
Now, this is something to be concerned with.not the imaginary bogey man.
Turns out the bogey man is already in your house under your bed. This proposal or anything like it would be the end of this country as we know it.
The military is already struggling to recruit with benefits in place. Do you think anyone will volunteer for the service knowing there's a good chance for mental and or physical damage, knowing that he/she is basically on their own to deal with whatever happens to them while serving, yeah, right.
Let these people so concerned about the deficit. Pick up arms and defend the countryand if something happens to them, oh well, that's just how it goes. I think they need to cut their premium benefits packages 1st, lets start there and work our way down.
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This is Somewhat long, however important, please take part of your valuable time to read all five paragraphs.
Regarding comments at ~ 9:40. I am a Vietnam veteran and nearly died in combat. One of my wounds was to the top of my head causing a learning disability and memory loss. After being in combat over 100 times, had also had an extreme case of PTSD (found out many years later). I was in Western Tay Ninh province along the Cambodian border, the 23rd Infantry had a brigade there (1/3 of a division). The enemy had four full divisions, we were the blocking force to keep them away from the generals in Saigon further to our Southeast. More Agent Orange was dropped there than anywhere else in an effort to spot enemy activity from the air.
In 1990 I could no longer work, lack of sleep, nightmares, episodes of rage and so on. After looking at my DA 2-1 the local county veteran's representative said he felt I had PTSD; until then I had never heard the word and had no clue what he was talking about; confirmation came after I entered a VA hospital. I fought the VA for 4 years and called them VC. The VA lied about my war experiences, continually refused to give me benefits, harassed me to the point I wanted to kill them. I finally decided to go to the news paper and handed them a copy of lies the VA had put in writing and a copy of my military records for comparison. In short order the VA had one of their quack doctors look at me and I was awarded 30% disability. I had been angry at them for so long, learned to hate them and the system. They had pushed me to nearly killing myself. It was an evil kangaroo court that I that I had to attend. So, I never tried to get more benefits, until April 2023 when my brother insisted I try to get more benefits. After my first 4 years of attempts I didn't want to do it, being fearful that I might lose my mind. I lost 10 pounds in one week and during the following months my mustache became grey along with some of the hair on my head, the thought of going through that again was heavy on my spirit and flesh, I aged 10 years in 2023. However, what I found this time were doctors that cared and was awarded 130% total and permanent disability (several were granted at 0%, probably because I have survived).
10s of thousands of Vietnam veterans committed suicide after the war and I blame the VA for murdering them. Times have changed for the better. This time around honest people listened to me and made the most honest decisions mere humans can make, the result was results. No more lies or harassment. Still, I considered it an act of God that brought about their more recent decisions.
At ~ 9:40 I had to comment. Treatment and my experience in 1990 to Nov 2023 were worlds apart. I wish that I had this kind of investigation, without the hassle and lies in1990. I found the private companies to be very helpful, they always kept me in the loop as to progress and upcoming VA examinations. The problem VA bureaucratic with a mind set to deny benefits and they went out of their way to push veterans into their graves, and the state of Ohio was the worst, rated 50 out of 50 put them at the bottom regarding impropriety toward veterans, their needs and denial decisions. I, for one, am grateful for the changes.
Please excuse any misspelling or grammar, I have very little energy, and attention to detail, an old man made older by the war, the VA, kidney ailment, heart malfunction, foggy mind from Agent Orange, memory impairment, living in and drinking Agent Orange, and being blown unconscious multiple times are only a very small part of my experiences, physical and mental stress, duress suffered in that war and the impact of very close mostly teenage friends KIA and post wounds KIA, and suicides after returning to "the world". I am so feeble that I can barely function - on a "good" day or night. I would not want the clock turned back to cause me more mental suffering.
Thank you for your channel and efforts to help veterans.
Did you apply for the PACT ACT pass by the Democrats but voted down by every Republican
@@David-kd4fqThe VA has started treating Vietnam era Veterans better.
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Thanks for covering this, Clay. Although I had read about this Project, I had no idea they were intending to change Veterans Benefits. Great video as always!
Doc! Tbh I hated creating this video because I know the backlash that will come from it. However, this shows the indications from those who have influence within the government.
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@@TheCivDiv I completely understand. We have to be aware of what's going on at the policy level. And like you said, we have to read the information ourselves instead of receiving whatever the media feeds us. Your video went a long way in informing us Veterans. Glad you made this one!
They CAN'T change benefits. They are NOT an arm of the government, and do not write policy. They are just a think tank, sitting in a back room brainstorming.
@@merlinambrosius2554 Ah yes of course - just like the Project for the New American Century right? The think tank who got their folks into the Bush administration and subsequently set the policies they sought out to enact while brainstorming. I am not saying this think tank will be successful - but powerful think tanks have historically been behind many government policies.
@@merlinambrosius2554
Please peruse this article, and understand just how powerful they are.
Sounds like people need to do their homework when voting for congress.
Six of Trump’s former Cabinet secretaries helped write or collaborated on the 900-page playbook Project 2025 for a second Trump term published by the Heritage Foundation. Four individuals Trump nominated as ambassadors were also involved, along with several enforcers of his controversial immigration crackdown. And about 20 pages are credited to his first deputy chief of staff.
In fact, at least 140 people who worked in the Trump administration had a hand in Project 2025, including more than half of the people listed as authors, editors and contributors to “Mandate for Leadership,” the project’s extensive manifesto for overhauling the executive branch.
Thanks for clarification.
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This is probably why the VA is sitting on thier hands it took me a year just to secure 1 appointment . - Semper Infidelis
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Great video..thank you. All Vets should be concerned about this. Proj. 2025 is shit
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Oh they are
All citizens, not just veterans, should be concern with Project 2025. Project that is being develop for a potential Trump presidency!
Most of this privatizing is focused on their buddies companies becoming contractors and costing even more in the future.
“Not clickbait”. Well played good sir, hahaha. Look, I love your channel, you do have one of the most informative channels concerning Vets and the VA process. My last clickbait comment… maybe I was just in a mood that day.
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How about stop giving money to illegal immigrants and take care of the veterans that are entitled to the benefit. That’s the last benefit that should be cut when they throw money at all this other nonsense nowadays. Without the military the country would really be in shambles
What the hell do illegal immigrants have to do with this topic, are you just a racist. How about you just STFU 🤬 CIVILIAN, this channel is for Veterans
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We are royally screwed
Veterans Residing Overseas and the Foreign Medical Program that is to look after their health is a total disgrace
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This is what happens to the veterans after 20 years of war
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Hey Bro, any of my FOIA requests for C P Exams did not produce ANY RESULT until months after the claim was final adjudicated. It was not like you could get a copy of CP Exam timely, though all but one of my CP Exams were by VA Contractors. The one exam done by the VA was a paper review only, a straw-man approach using the paper tiger to try to deny my claim based on total bullshit. I might add as of my VA-Contracted exams were done well with good outcomes. VA tried to say I had an airway issue prior to service as a root cause of My sleep apnea. This was easily refuted with a solid professional letter of diagnosis, treatment and nexus that my condition was probatively caused or aggravated my condition. Game over--granted. FTVA and the Souix Falls letter writer of a cookie cutter letter aimed at denying the veterans his claim for sleep apnea. Again, FTVA!
This is pretty important info, I'd like to save it for future reference but the "save" button is not showing so I can't see this to a playlist.
“The hiring of more C&P examiners” I think the proper training and mandate VA doctors of filling out DBQ’s. If they make all VA doctors streamlined like the one day processing locations it would be 1000% better. This will boost the trust with the VA as well as weed out the horrible providers.
Honestly, I've had probably 7 or 8 C&P exams over the years and the only two provided by VA providers were the worst. One was a PA who claimed to have a cardio background but wrote than hypertension doesn't contribute to AFIB ( which is BS) and a VA psych doctor who didn't even know what form to fill out and hadn't reviewed any of my claim documents before I walked into her office. After the experiences with them I requested outside examiners for both of these issues and was successful on both claims.
@@rogersmith7808 Are you saying that we don't have to go to the C&P exams that the VA sets up for us and we have a choice? If so how does that work please, i'm very interested. My last C&P examiner said that Tinnitus doesn't cause migraines according to medical scholars, my claim was denied for that.
@@benk4881 My response was in reference to using more VA doctors for C&P exams and my personal experience dealing with incompetent VA examiners. I never said anything about not having to report for exams when scheduled.
@rogersmith7808 right i agree they’re not trained well! However i personally like my regular doctor i see and just recently found out i can make an appointment with any of my doctors for a db&q. Primary or specialty providers, the problem is I don’t believe they even know their requirements if a veteran asks for a medical opinion or a db&q to be done.
It sounds good but I wouldn’t trust project 2025 and the people they hire, remember that their goal is to save money so I’m expecting it to be even harder to get a VA claim approved.
@TheCivDic Both are bad. Just because the retirement part doesn’t affect you , it does to many veterans that actually met retirement time and should be able to get both. If you think about it, that could be a crucial cut of a veteran and his family budget to subsist.
The fact wasn’t that it doesn’t affect me. The fact was it’s old news. I wanted to clarify what was old and what was new.
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Amazing and a real plain explanation of PROJECT 2025 and it's impact on us Veterans. You've gained a subscriber and I'm sharing all over my social media as well as my Veterans chat groups. Thanks
Isn't weird how all the Project 2030 disappeared as soon as all this "Project 2025" stuff started to appear about two weeks ago?
MOST of those are already in effect. FOR EXAMPLE: "Tinnitus is going to be taken away."
1. No, it's not.
2. It's no longer a stand-alone rating, meaning it must be linked to hearing loss.
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The negated stand alone rating already went into effect?
@@James_dtfllc Yes. You must claim tinnitus with hearing loss.
I am a 100% P&T veteran. Good analysis. I doubt any of this will happen.
I hope you're right!
Good luck with that hopeful thinking. If they show you who they are believe them!
Its on paper as part of a conservtive plan, they are not writing for entretainment purposes!
Thank you for making this video.
No links for the information as stated!! I spit or speaketh the truth!! Real talk&Nuff Said!! 😮
Oh, they were not in the other section below "more" , they are in the "comments section". My mistake or bad, sorry!! 😢❤🎉🎉🎉😮😅😊 🙏
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Thanks!
Dude, OH MY GOODNESS! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
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Conservative in America means austerity for working class and beaucoup handouts for the useless lobbyists and corporate thieves.
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I could easily see them reducing MH or PTSD ratings for MST under this plan. Not to mention basically all secondaries for all conditions.
😮😮
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The VA has improved the past few years for me. I don't care for third party care, I actually had more problems with them, doctors couldn't comprehend the unique health conditions and things exposed too. The fact I received a letter from the VA identifying me as a K2 veteran and recommended I apply for benefits was jaw dropping. They have also had video conferences with VA reps. My care team is proactive with all the health conditions I have and I always follow up with everything on my end. I honestly never thought I'd be saying I choose VA for my health care. It isn't perfect, but you can at least speak up with constructive feedback, not complain and blame. Im in the upper Midwest great lakes VA and wish other areas of the country would be consistent because I hear a lot terrible things from other vets not getting decent care. I was brought up to think Republicans were suppose to better with veterans care and benefits but I was going off tavern and vet club gossip. I think there will be more greed and less accountability when it's contracted out. I saw that when I was in the reserves and we had to go through third party managed by LHI.
I choose VA too.
You are correct. However they have just destroyed everything in my opinion by outsourcing everything inside of just hiring more qualified physicians and decompartmentalizing the system. Back in the day they did not do all the outsourcing unless they absolutely had too under fee basis.
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This is like the house budgetary report everyone freaked out about. It's a proposal policy document that's not going to be adopted. If you think trump or boden or whoever is going to commit political suicide by doing that, it making a huge stretch.
I have a feeling this is going to turn into a big scare like that budget proposal, and it eas obviously dead in the water.
That’s the problem some of you all think everything is a scare, until it’s taken from you and if trump gets in he’s exactly gonna do that! You all think he really gives a shit about veterans
Look who created it, Why would they waste time on the ink then; they don't support losers and suckers (not my words), only hero's that come back better and stronger than they left get the adulation...
@@ericperry9911 if you think any political figure gives a shit about veterans, I have a bridge to sell you. The go with the political winds. Trump isn't able to take your benefits anymore than Biden can.
@@kq2799 These budget offices out out these reports almost every year. This is the same thing they suggested in that last report everyone got trauma and stress from. It's a policy suggestion, yeah it sucks, most of them do. But politicians go where the wind blows, Biden doesn't care about you. Trump doesn't. Congress doesn't. But, right now public opinion won't let them near this subject. In the future? Maybe. If they want to take it, they'll take it. But everyone freaking out and a deluge of click bait isn't doing anything but terrifying people who don't understand how this stuff works.
@@DopamineSink Yeah a bridge for your funky ass to jump off on. Not one time did I say a political figure was pro veteran!
Hurtful and shocking
Yeah it’s pretty wild. I hated making this video because I know the backlash is coming (can see it now in the comments) but I think it’s worth being talked about
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Thank you, Clay. This is an eye-opening piece of proposed legislation that could negatively impact veterans across the board.
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Clay, is there a bug eating element in this Project 2025 Plan? I don't think I can eat bugs. 😕
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If this happens, all hell will break out
War will happen here in the states
Should this happen, it will be too late because it's how people would have voted. Not voting against yourself proactively is how to prevent it, not waiting until it's already been done.
Nothing will happen. People allowed the TSA to be created and many other rights taken away.
@@jaylenlove9707exactly I’m a former military veteran the US will be really in trouble
I guarantee not a damn thing will happen.
Reading for yourself doesn't mean anything when you can't comlrehend what you read
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@@TheCivDiv I've already read it. That's why I wrote my comment.
I went with Disabled vet consultants and I recently found the VA rules on how much they can charge . I sent them the rules and they said it doesn't apply to them because they are not accredited. They want me to pay them $3300 and I only got a 10% bump. I had no clue about the rules or about the fees limits. Can anyone give me any advice. I have only paid them $500. Thank you
The reason I was a Bernie Sanders guy, he routinely voted across party lines if he had to to ensure improvement of the VA. F- it. John Stewart for President
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I get 70% and a 26 year retirement is coming later because I retired from the reserves. . I’m also very right leaning. The think tank that wrote this up, pitches it to all elected officials. Many of their ideas are right leaning, but it’s not a “republican” plan. Bits and pieces of it could possibly get adopted. Most of it never will be.
Let me tell you something. I read up on, and utilized every angle of the system in order to max out my benefits, and collected in full, all while farming and making $500k/yr as an airline pilot. The biggest thing for me, is my state waives my property taxes, and while I live in a 160 year old priceless victorian mansion, I’ve been here a long time, and completely rebuilt it. I’m grandfathered in on a pretty low tax basis, so my exemption zero’s out all the property taxes for my residence.
It’s become pretty much the norm now, to begin the process of a warm handshake and transition to the VA for every retiree. Back problems, knee problems, oh boy now I can call my snoring sleep apnea. Hell, I did it! I walked on a knife’s edge of getting a 1st class medical to fly, yet keeping my rating.
I contribute twice the amount of my VA disability payment to the local veterans home. I get farm subsidies for conservation practices. I give that to the local YMCA system. I pay a lot of other taxes, for me, it’s about taking some of my own money back, and using it to benefit others, instead of the corrupt government. But others depend on it to live. I pray they leave all things veteran related, and pour billions more in to addressing veteran homelessness. The lefty’s are putting up millions of illegals in nice hotels, and sending all of us the bill. All while so many of our veterans are on the street. Both sides need to be held accountable.
Trump enacted 64% of the Heritage Foundation's 2016 plan in his first 100 days. This is not "bits and pieces" but more realistically, "most of it".
How can you not know just which party the Heritage Foundation is catering to? So much of it is about creating a theocracy - further evidence of its right wing origins. There is NOTHING in here that the left side of the aisle would approve of. NOTHING.
I love your post and thanks for your service.
You sound like a partisan hack, you think the government is bad even though you got farming subsidies? You make a lot of great rural points, but guys like you will be okay NO MATTER WHAT. People on the margins will be effed and this plan, all of the language? Only the R’s are pushing it. The Dems are feckless and weak, but they aren’t anti democratic.
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They can’t take away something they haven’t given me, yet !!
Jokes on them
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oh I made a mistake I don't mean the blue guy it's the Red guy
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I'm increasingly frustrated by the constant emphasis on cost-saving measures in our system, with seemingly no attention given to the well-being of our veterans. It feels like all the focus is on cutting expenses, while those who have served and sacrificed to protect and defend this country are being overlooked. It's disheartening to see the system prioritize money over the people who have dedicated their lives to its preservation.
Weird because under the trump admin the VA "seemed" to be doing way better. I know a lot of people who finally got claims processed for things they've been treated like shit about for a decade.
The veterans I knew were treated very well under Trump.
It declined under trump and his series of inefficient secretaries. Got a law passed to almost instantly fire VA execs without due process and the Senate called it out for being abused, focusing on low level employees with little to no program responsibility. Trump did the mission act, but claimed responsibility for the Choice Act. GOP tried to block the PACT Act. It passed and Biden accelerated the delivery schedule of PACT Act benefits. The Republican party likes war as it makes them rich af... they do not care about the war-fighters or their families.
Trump’s own national press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, is now also working for Project 2025.
The coordination doesn’t get clearer than this.
Trump denounced project 2025
@@Mr.frag-outTrump also said he’s 6,3 215lbs
@@Mr.frag-out Trump lies about everything
@@Mr.frag-outHe gave speeches with the Heritage Foundation. Keep being delulu. 🫡
@@Mr.frag-out He denounced it and had several authors of the project in his cabinet....WTF are you saying, man 🤦🏾♂️
I cannot find the project 2025 mandate for leadership policy recommendations in the PDF. Can you post it separate. The info I'm looking for starts at 1:41.
Here is the chapter on veterans affairs. Starts on page 641.
static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_CHAPTER-20.pdf
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What’s funny is when everyone talks about spending cuts, nobody ever talks about defense projects that are years behind and billions over budget. I tell people it’s like a contractor building you a house saying lumber prices went up so they need $10k more after you agreed on a price. What would you say. You’d tell him not my problem should have bought sooner. So why do we not hold our government contractors accountable. Where I live the VA has been working on a new health record system for years and it’s still horrible and they refuse to roll it out to any other locations until it’s fixed but keep giving the contractor billions to fix it.
Nobody ever talks how the police, police unions, teachers and teachers unions are bankrupting every city and state in the country
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I may be off on this, but part of me believes that this was making the rounds over the past week as damage control. Not suggesting that is your reason for addressing that at all, Clay. You are discussing something that is all over Veterans discussion sites and across social media...totally respect that. My 2 cents worth, think tanks like the Heritage Foundation, and even the Congressional Budget Office to a degree, are charged with suggesting ways to reduce spending. This is why those groups exist. However, I think we also have to point out that while CBO has suggested Individual Unemployability and other benefits go away each year; nobody has wanted to risk the fallout of taking those types of actions....yet. It's good to be informed, not just on what is currently being discussed, but also that things like this aren't necessarily new and very rarely are implemented when it comes to a bipartisan supported issue like Veterans benefits.
I wish I had your thought process and articulation of words when I record 😂
Yes!!!
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Equating the CBO to the Heritage Foundation is a mistake. The CBO exists to provide options for Congress to cut costs and have no dog in the fight so they don't care if their ideas get implemented either way. The Heritage Foundation is the most influential conservative group in existence, back by billionaires, and has been affecting conservative politics for decades now. One of the most disturbing things in this playbook is how they want to convert many more government positions to presidential appointees.
@@rogersmith7808 that's absolutely fair. All I was attempting to illustrate is historically when lawmakers have suggestions in front of them to strip benefits away from Veterans they have not acted upon them. Given CBO is non partisan, I agree that comparing them to a conservative think tank isn't ideal; it is just what came to mind. Thanks for the thoughts.
@@greghoenig2207 You as well, thank you.
Most sensible post I heard all day!👌🏿
I would suggest you go read the proposal for yourself ! Start at the beginning of it @ page 641 and continue through to the end . Realizing that this is put out by an NGO as a suggestion for improvements. I'm not sure if the proposal has the authority of law or would in the future ? they specifically acknowledge VBA is a political 3rd rail !
I would normally agree but it's not just any NGO, it's the Heritage Foundation which is a very influential organization backed by billionaires.
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They want to take away to our PORN. I’m voting for Biden
Can you use," my healthy vet" for medical evidence?
You can use the blue button report and it will give all your diagnoses and doctors visits
I believe raters look at that to see how much treatment you have received.
I’m concerned as well but I had to listen to everything you read two or three times trying to understand because none of it really spelled anything out it was all extremely vague to the point where it was difficult to understand. Can you please reply to this comment or maybe do another correction video diving deeper into the implications and like examples of everything? Meaning what it could mean for individual situations.
Now I left more confused
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Maybe I'm missing something, since I thought PERMANENT(remain unchanged indefinitely), and TOTAL(comprising the whole number or amount) are what they say they are? I don't see how taking away CRDP is going to make a huge difference, in saving the Federal Government enough money, to offset the fallout, especially since only about 17% of military stay till 20 years full retirement and all the other restrictions that have to be met to receive CRDP. I'm not holding my breath, but I don't foresee CRDP going away in my lifetime, at almost 63, and think anyone that watched this video, and is receiving CRDP, and didn't totally understand it, I'd take what you heard with a grain of salt. I personally am not going into panic mode, or going to let it trigger me, since I don't believe it's ever going to happen, and especially not to those of us already receiving CRDP. Thank you ALL for your service, and all the BS you had to deal with while serving!!
I hope you are right.
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Keep up the fight brothers and sisters 🦅
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The protest consisting of 100k combat veterans would be problematic for the power structure.
In other words, vote Democrats if we want to protect our benefits?
Absolutely not! Pull your head out of your backside. This country - OUR country is in imminent danger. The Heritage Foundation is just a think tank, throwing out ideas on how to control our national deficit. They do NOT make policy. Voting for the left will absolutely sink the ship!
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I understand your concerns but I see them more as recommendations, just like the CBO does every year. Do they actually get implemented...no. Most major changes would have to have congressional approval in order to move forward.
You are correct about the CBO, however, this is an actual playbook generated by the Heritage Foundation which is backed by billionaires and has been very influential in conservative politics for decades now.
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@@rogersmith7808 - I don't agree. Yes, it can be a road map towards having a vision of what needs to happen but is it a reality? I think not. Some of these things were recommended by the CBO 7yrs ago but were never implemented, same with these recommendations which will go unimplemented as well. Do you not believe the Democrats have a similar playbook as you call it that pursues their agenda?
@@TheCivDiv - I agree to some degree but I look at the situation from 35K feet. The country is $35T in debt and the interest is $1T per year. Deficit spending is out of control and I think, just like the CBO, that they are looking at ways of saving money. And as you said earlier it's all about money.
@@joecochran7797 If you know of a left wing playbook like this I'd be happy to research it.
How do we go about running something by you for your opinion?
Discord!! This is what discord is for and a benefit for members only
- Clay
@@TheCivDiv I'll look into that in a minute or so. Working my 12 at my VA in the boiler plant. Remember anything that gets changed in the VA is a 10 year process.
@@TheCivDiv Apparently the VA internet doesn't like discord.
I worked for VBA for 7 years after getting out of the military 30 years ago. I can tell you, there is a lot of waste on the inside. I worked with some people who never lifted a finger to do any actual work. They needed to be fired, but government employees are a protected class once they become permanent. That sort of thing needs to change.
Can this effect 100% service connected vets? It's scary regardless, but i've re-watched this and read throughout myself but I'm an idiot with legal speak. It seems to me it can be interpreted both ways. Anyone know? Much appreciated!
Made some clarifications here: ruclips.net/video/Qi1w3l00GbM/видео.htmlsi=Sx1Bizu03wbKcxpk
- Clay
Negative. Nothing is exactly spelled out. This is also a proposal from 2017, that has yet to be implemented. The PACT Act involved new claims. It wasn’t a vote for removing current benefits. It was a vote against a new category of claims. Imagine the inherent, significant political repercussions for removing current earned benefits. Imagine the voter base you would lose. And keep in mind, you wouldn’t just lose the veteran vote. Veterans are not just one demographic. Veterans are black, white, Asian and Hispanic. All families that are currently dependent on earned benefits. I’m not saying don’t worry, and I’m not saying we have a magical force field around us. But imagine running a reelection campaign. Your rival is going to wheel out Vietnam/OEF/OIF veterans who are missing limbs, holding their children’s hands. I don’t suppose that politician would get a warm welcome during the Army-Navy game. Let’s wait and see. Let’s see what our state reps and congressman do. Finally, let’s get some clarification. Nothing is spelled out in that. That is paraphrasing if I’ve ever seen it. I don’t know if you have any legal experience, but I have lots of courtroom experience. This proposal explains nothing, because it is merely an outline, lacking the substance we need.
Here: ruclips.net/user/shortse6Gf2ZEXH6Y?si=o34UTecRMUMUmXUv
- Clay
Trump has demeaned and belittled and disrespected the military, their families and veterans over a half dozen times. He clearly has no respect for them. I'd say their benefits will be the first thing on his chopping block...
People say he's the no war president after all (a lie).
Better vote for the right person or your benefits will eventually be erased!!!
Good grief, it's the Heritage Foundation. They don't make policy. They aren't an arm of our government. Chill.
Made some clarifications here: ruclips.net/video/Qi1w3l00GbM/видео.htmlsi=Sx1Bizu03wbKcxpk
- Clay
I got out in 2017 and didn't know how to do this VA crap.. I just went this morning for a exam for one thing. Now I'm scared I won't be taken care of. Now with free 2 year college in my state, the service honestly is becoming a giant waste of my life...