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JT45242

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3. Why are veterans the only Americans who get health care anyway?

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Feb 19, 2026, 06:28 PM

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First, everyone deserves adequate health care.

But why is this one job that if you hold for just a couple of years you qualify for health care forever in the United States?

I was a school teacher for 20 years and I get absolutely nothing for that service.
My sister was in the army for 3 years and gets VA health services.

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