misdirected

 For just 18 dollars a month you can save a dog or a cat! Just 18 dollars a month! You can also give to the Wounded Warrior Project. Same price, 18 dollars a month. Is it only me, or does that bother anyone else? Why should a charity be necessary to ensure the proper care of wounded veterans? Isn't that the responsibility of every American citizen. My tax money shouldn't be going to foreign nations, foreign relief efforts, or defending illegals in my country, until every single veteran has been taken care of. I'm angered and it is a disgrace when I hear that plea, for just 18 dollars a month you can help a veteran, or a dog! 

  As the supreme court and congress quibble over who's a boy or a girl, which bathroom to use and whether health insurance should pay for gender reassignment surgeries for convicted felons, I'm being asked for a donation. Oh I hear all the talk, the ceremonies, the parades the accolades about out heroes. Everyone is a hero, the military, the police, the fireman, the first responders, and the gay people waving their flags, heroes all. But when it comes to providing the care and services those military heroes need, get in line. You have to file your claim and hope that you are approved. Barring that, maybe some charitable organization will help out, if I donate to them. The Wounded Warrior Project will also help veterans get what they deserve from the Veterans Administration. Yes, you need a charitable organization to lobby on your behalf to obtain the services/disability benefits you earned through your service. Why? 

  Wounded Warriors is for veterans wounded on or after September 11, 2001. It applies to physical or mental injury or illness, or co-incident. It operates as a nonprofit 501 charity. 100% of your donation goes to services, well except for the salaries paid out to those administering the program. 90 million dollars in 2022. There were 889 employees, er, volunteers. Well over 330 million dollars is donated each year. In 2022 70.3 billion dollars was given in foreign aid. 330 million is just a drop in the proverbial bucket when compared to that number. 

  Why isn't our government funding that? Would even save 90 million in salaries as the department of veterans affairs already has over 400,000 employees! They should be able to administer that. 330 million dollars is less than 5% of what we are currently giving away to other nations. Let's reduce the amount given away to those nations by 10% and use that to serve our veterans! I'm not against charitable organizations. I just don't believe they should be necessary when talking about veterans wounded in service to the nation. Instead the supreme court is hearing arguments about puberty blockers! 

  Misdirected, that is how I would describe all of that. I'm not really talking about charity, I'm talking about responsibility. We owe those services to every veteran. To those that rose their hand, took that oath and served with honor. They should in no way be dependent upon charity. The bill was paid in full! Trace Adkins advocates for Wounded Warrior project and receives zero compensation for that. I applaud his efforts. I'm just saying that it shouldn't be necessary. Congress is being misdirected by those hoping to install their agenda.