Thanks Sam, I stand corrected! I'm no bleeding-heart but I do get a little touchy over veteran's benefits and how our military is treated.
I should point out that while I was in the Air Force we lost many services such as the 24-hour emergency room on base. When my wife mis-carried (twice in two years) we had to go in to town (Del Rio, TX) and sit around with numerous illegal aliens at the public hospital, waiting our turn. Then, when my wife was finally seen by a doctor, it was an Air Force doctor from the base! He was moonlighting downtown for the extra money. Those cuts took place on Bill Clinton's watch and our commanders just shrugged and said that's the way it is.
The article you cited on fact-check.org says that while spending for veteran's benefits is down this year (while the number of aging vets signing up for benefits is up), it has increased steadily for over a decade. I guess it's like allowing a temporary tax cut bill to expire and calling that a tax increase. It's all in the interpretation. More (disabled) vets entering the list for needed benefits + reduced spending rate = benefit cuts? Maybe it's just less money available for vets. That's a nicer way to put it.
