> "If the VA is the best the US government can do..."
It's not the best Uncle Sam can do. It's the best it wants to do. It's the (minimal) "best" is has to do.
Sure there's plenty of verbal grandstanding - by both politicians, the public, and the private sector (e.g., NFL) - about supporting the vets and their families, but actions speak louder than words. (Verbally) supporting the vets is good branding. It's that simple. That's all it takes.
Put another way, if the US brought back the draft and the armed forces made up a wider cross-section of society (i.e. poor, rich and in between) priorities would change. Actions would speak louder than the words.
It's not the best Uncle Sam can do. It's the best it wants to do. It's the (minimal) "best" is has to do.
Sure there's plenty of verbal grandstanding - by both politicians, the public, and the private sector (e.g., NFL) - about supporting the vets and their families, but actions speak louder than words. (Verbally) supporting the vets is good branding. It's that simple. That's all it takes.
Put another way, if the US brought back the draft and the armed forces made up a wider cross-section of society (i.e. poor, rich and in between) priorities would change. Actions would speak louder than the words.