Tag: veterans affairs

A Simple Fix for the VA

Debbie Young - August 10, 2015

The VA system is still chugging along, “pretending to provide care, quality managers pretending to review such care, and supervisors harassing the providers about...

The VA Scandal and Obama’s “Swift Reckoning”

Debbie Young - July 30, 2015

On Wednesday, President threatened to veto the Veterans Affairs Accountability Act, calling the bill “counterproductive” because it would cause “a disparity in the treatment...

Sticking It to Veterans and Taxpayers

Debbie Young - August 1, 2014

Ah, summer recess, and Congress can go home and feel good about itself. The just-passed massive $16+ billion bill to address problems at the...

Happy 4th of July Veterans and Taxpayers

Debbie Young - July 3, 2014

As Robert A. McDonald prepares for confirmation hearings as successor to Eric K. Shinseki, he must also prepare for wrenching stories like this: Typical of...

VA Bonuses for the Criminally Negligent

Debbie Young - June 20, 2014

Working for the government is not like working for the private sector, says Jonah Goldberg, editor-at-large of National Review Online. Unlike the private sector,...

More Government Dole/Less Accountability

Debbie Young - June 19, 2014

The VA is a behemoth example of government failure, yet what is the fix from Washington? Thanks to the McCain-Sanders bill, throw more taxpayer...

A Band-Aid for the DOA VA Mess?

Debbie Young - June 17, 2014

Cato Institute's Michael Tanner explains why the McCain-Sanders bill is not exactly an elixir for the grotesque VA woes. Instead, we get from our...

Praying for More Scandals

Debbie Young - June 12, 2014

Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner explains that the twin headliners of the disgraceful Veterans Affairs scandal and the Taliban prisoner swap for Sgt. Bergdahl were...