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The Veterans Affairs Administration is spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars every year to maintain hundreds of buildings – most of them vacant – that have fallen into such a state of disrepair that many of them are considered health hazards, an investigation by FoxNews.com reveals.
Exactly how much it costs to maintain the run-down and abandoned buildings is a matter of dispute. The General Accountability Office estimates that the VA has spent $175 million every year since 2007. But the VA disputes that figure, saying it spent $85 million on the buildings in 2007 and only $37 million last year.
Whatever the figure, the timing couldn't be worse for the VA, as tens of thousands of American troops, many of whom have served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, prepare to return to the U.S. and will require the expensive medical, psychological and support services it provides.
This gets me very angry. It's mismanagement of our tax dollars that is supposed to go to helping vets who need and deserve our help. I don’t think this is partisan either. This is now under Obama, but I'm sure it existed under Bush as well.
I doubt either of them were or are even aware of it. It's a sign that our government is just too big and bloated.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/08/31/veteran-affairs-spends-millions-on-hazardous-buildings/
Exactly how much it costs to maintain the run-down and abandoned buildings is a matter of dispute. The General Accountability Office estimates that the VA has spent $175 million every year since 2007. But the VA disputes that figure, saying it spent $85 million on the buildings in 2007 and only $37 million last year.
Whatever the figure, the timing couldn't be worse for the VA, as tens of thousands of American troops, many of whom have served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, prepare to return to the U.S. and will require the expensive medical, psychological and support services it provides.
This gets me very angry. It's mismanagement of our tax dollars that is supposed to go to helping vets who need and deserve our help. I don’t think this is partisan either. This is now under Obama, but I'm sure it existed under Bush as well.
I doubt either of them were or are even aware of it. It's a sign that our government is just too big and bloated.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/08/31/veteran-affairs-spends-millions-on-hazardous-buildings/
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