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It was called the Bureau of Pensions after the Civil War,

Posted on: February 14, 2025 at 12:59:54 CT

Spanky KU

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the Veterans Bureau after WW1, and renamed the Veterans Administration in 1930.

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Trimp cuts 1000 from Veteran Affairs - namres MU - 2/14 12:43:42

the VA has 487,000 employees!!!!!!!! this is a rounding - blake1771 MU - 2/15 00:22:57

X doesn't lose money, LOL - mizzouSECedes STL - 2/14 14:38:10

margins don't equal profit, though - Seagull MU - 2/14 14:47:24

Good. It is one of the most incompetent govt services - Tigrrrr! MU

- 2/14 14:08:33

sounds like they did a good job - Seagull MU - 2/14 14:17:18

Fvck you(nm) - Tigrrrr! MU

- 2/14 14:36:39

poor baby.. cry harder (nm) - Seagull MU - 2/14 14:37:32

You can fvck right off - Tigrrrr! MU

- 2/14 14:49:13

X isn't losing money (nm) - Bosalphus KC - 2/14 13:42:50

Twitter lost money. X doesn't. Do some research, instead - shorty MU

- 2/14 13:18:04

how do you know X doesn't lose money? (nm) - Seagull MU - 2/14 13:31:37

Musk on X.com - BH O'bonga MU - 2/14 13:07:27

Twitter isn't losing money. - CulturedDan MU

- 2/14 13:06:20

so? chevron cuts 9000 ... - tmcats KSU - 2/14 12:55:52

For-profit business goals and govt goals are different - SparkyStalcup MU - 2/14 13:27:44

Under democrats, govt serves their politicians and cronies. - RHAYWORTH MU - 2/14 13:37:54

Terrible way to look at it(nm) - Wildcat KSU - 2/14 13:37:47

probationary employees.. only 2% of the more than 43k - Spanky KU - 2/14 12:51:14

Everything the va does can be done by the private sector - El-ahrairah BAMA - 2/14 12:59:39

I agree the healthcare side cand (and should) be managed - Spanky KU - 2/14 13:01:57

Good. That agency didn’t exist after the world wars - El-ahrairah BAMA - 2/14 12:48:21

It was called the Bureau of Pensions after the Civil War, - Spanky KU - 2/14 12:59:54

It was not a cabinet level position until 1989 - El-ahrairah BAMA - 2/14 13:01:59

That wasn't what you claimed. You claimed "That agency - Spanky KU - 2/14 13:03:19

LOL - Wildcat KSU - 2/14 12:47:26

What do they even do - mu7176grad MU - 2/14 12:47:05

Torture and kill veterans with substandard care.(nm) - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 2/14 12:49:37

RE: What do they even do - Wildcat KSU - 2/14 12:48:52

You want to die on the hill defending the VA? - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 2/14 12:44:25