Daily Topics - Wednesday June 4th, 2014
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Congratulations Thom! Thom Hartmann to Receive 2014 Freedom of Speech Award
Hour One: Maureen Dowd Ate Too Much Pot In Denver And Freaked Out... / PLUS, POWs & Families Now on the RightWing Hate List
Hour Two: Who should be the ambassador to Somalia?
Hour Three: No soldier left behind...? Neil McCabe, Guns & Patriots Newsletter
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All vets are eligible for VA medical;
Thom said something like vets who are not disabled or injured in combat are not eligible for VA. I'm not sure of all the details but I think any vet is eligible for VA health care if they are below an income threshold. I suspect that that was one of the things that contributed to the VA wait time; when the recession hit and vets ---along with everyone else--- lost jobs and health care; they were below the income threshold and more of them applied for VA medical adding to the backlog.