[1]VoteVets

The Trump administration is making a huge effort to convince the public that they’re not doing anything that might harm Veterans.

And, to be frank, it’s complete BS.

Just to start, nobody has forgotten Trump’s insults to the fallen, the wounded, and everyone who wore the uniform. “Suckers” and “losers” isn’t going to wash off, Donnie.

But let’s go through a quick list:

House Republicans put out their budget starter this week, and within: Services to Veterans on the chopping block. Massive cuts to SNAP — when 1 in 20 Veterans receive SNAP benefits. Massive cuts to Medicaid — when 1 in 4 Veterans qualify for Medicaid.

Elon Musk is working to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — which fielded 100,000 consumer complaints every month from Veterans and Active Duty. They’re laying off the people protecting our Troops and Veterans from financial scams.

Trump’s order to freeze funding might have been paused by a federal court, but here in the real world there are rampant reports of impacts to the VA, and to Veterans benefits. Clinics shut down for lack of funding, researchers told to stop work, indiscriminate cuts and mass firings.

And just two days ago, Trump and Elon gave 1000 VA employees their notice. 1000 VA employees, fired.

There’s actually a word for this, and it was coined by the same tech bros that Trump’s letting run the government: Enshitification.

In the tech world, enshitification is the gradual degradation of online platforms over time to extract maximum value for shareholders. In this case, it’s a gradual reduction in the quality of services Veterans depend on over time in an effort to push privatization.

Privatization of the VA is their end goal. Always has been. But fortunately, we’ve got some experience with this.

VoteVets has swatted down efforts by the GOP to privatize the VA for decades. We’ve beaten them back every time. What it takes to get this done is a united front — and it’s critical you stick with us.

We’re asking you to chip in $5 so that we can fight every effort from Trump, Musk, and the GOP to privatize the VA. We can beat them again, but only if we do it together.

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Thanks very much, and Fire Elon.

The team at VoteVets
 


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