• Soulg@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Presumably other countries actually give a fuck about helping their soldiers.

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          1 year ago

          That is a false presumption. Overall compared to most countries the VA is not bad

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              1 year ago

              It depends what you mean by universal healthcare- but also generally the US pays much better. And at least in the area I used to live the VA wasn’t bad.

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                1 year ago

                The US may pay well in terms of gross pay, but the real wages (spending power) and social supports are significantly weaker than in most other developed countries.

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                  1 year ago

                  In terms of social supports for specifically soldiers idk in general, but I know that’s not true for st least one NATO & EU state

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                1 year ago

                Hate to break it to you but the US is last in OECD nations regarding universal healthcare and I can’t believe I have to explain that

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                  1 year ago

                  Yeah but we aren’t talking about universal healthcare. We are talking about specifically veterans and current soldiers

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                    1 year ago

                    You mentioned it bro, not me. I’d guess America also treats its military members like second class citizens, pretty common to see stories of the VA leaving soldiers high and dry after quite literally using their bodies to fuel imperialism.