He is a very Conservative guy. He does not like President Obama particularly for the way he spends tax money. Having made his Conservative credentials clear, he then said he was really pissed at Obama because "Obama makes us pay a $200 co-pay for [Army medical coverage]." This man is a retired colonel, owns a successful business and is eligible for Medicare. He has private medical insurance plus Tri-Care (Army) and Medicare.
Then he asked how much of a disability payment I was receiving.
I said "None."
He was shocked. "You should be getting disability payments. You deserve it."
I explained there is nothing wrong with me.
He said, "It might take two or three physicals, but you should at least get 20 to 40 percent."
He does.
I know there are real Conservatives who actually don't want to take government money. But this guy was clearly like the pork-barrel senator who campaigns as a fiscal conservative and votes for every bit of spending he can bring home to his own state. Like the Amtrak riders who want a "Quiet-Except-for-Me" car on the train. This guy is a "Stop-Government-Spending-Except-on-Me" Conservative.
How much you want to bet this prick has never seen combat, either. At least Democrats can be excused for being naive, this guy is just a straight up fraudster.
ReplyDeleteTo be fair. I'm far from a conservative, but I think the thinking there is:
ReplyDeleteSoldiers have sacrificed and thus deserve to be taken care of.
Entitlement culture folk have not sacrificed and thus do not deserve to be spent on.
So it's not necessarily contradictory.