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As a veteran myself, I’d much rather any sort of money went into something that isn’t the disease of the day. Kind of find it hard to believe out of all the th

• busymom0 7y ago
  I think the precautionary measures being taken will probably also help reduce flu cases going forward so this isn’t covid-19 only, can apply to other diseases too.
• burkaman 7y ago
  This is obviously not "the one thing he wants to do", it's an offhand idea he mentioned to his brother.
• smt88 7y ago
  You certainly have insight into the needs of veterans that I don't have, but... > something that isn’t the disease of the day I wouldn't look at it this way. First of all, it's going to be around for at least 18 more months. Many thousands of people will die. Second, veterans will be at higher risk than average Americans for various reasons (age, injuries, etc.) > Kind of find it hard to believe out of all the things one could do to help veterans in Alaska, this is the one thing he wants to do. Why do you assume it's the thing he wants to do? Should he ignore Covid-19 entirely because, in your opinion, other issues are more pressing? Can he only work on one issue at a time? I don't know a lot about the VA, and I do know that it's utterly failed to uphold its promise of taking care of vets, but it's likely that a lot of OP's brother's problems are caused by people higher up the chain than he is. Perhaps he's looking for innovative ways to help that won't be caught up in the failures at the top of the organization.