Hope is admitting that no matter how dark it gets, we cannot predict what will happen in our future. Sometimes it takes the dismantling of our systems to build better ones that work for everyone. We are breaking now, but we may be transforming into something better.
These past few weeks we learned that violence is always the answer when it comes to black and brown folks or children in schools and churches or reporters inside a hospital but NEVER the answer when it comes to a white conservative man.
Wow.
THIS JUST IN from the Veterans Administration: Analysis of what the Republicans' proposed 22% cut would mean for US Veterans.
Please read & share. McCarthy budget ramifications:
▪️ 30 million fewer Veteran outpatient visits
▪️ 81,000 jobs lost across the Veterans Health Administration
▪️ Massive cuts to telehealth services, which are crucial for vets living in rural areas
▪️ Increase the disability claims backlog by an estimated 134,000 claims, forcing Veterans and their surviving loved ones to wait longer for the benefits they have earned
▪️ Cut up to $565 million for critical clinical upgrades to hospitals and clinics
▪️ Eliminate funding for Housing Choice Vouchers for as many as 50,000 Veterans, putting them at greater risk of homelessness
This is actually the GOP platform:
"Thanks for your service, now f*ck off."
#NoCutsToVeteransCare