[ASTalumna06]

The fact is, this issue shouldn't even have been raised. When have you ever heard someone, contemplating where their tax money was going, say, "Damn, all of those veterans are getting my hard earned money... this needs to be stopped!" Exactly, it sounds crazy.

There are many problems with billing private insurance companies for service members' injuries. Businesses could view employees who serve as a cause for their premiums to go up. Some companies might shy away from hiring service members at all. And for those people who purchase their own insurance, they may simply not be able to afford it, especially with the very real possibility that their rates will be higher because they're in the military. Also, veterans and their families could risk maxing out their benefits paying for these costly treatments.

The fact is, the military (aka the government) is sending these people into harm's way. Therefore, the government should be paying to treat veterans. Is it a perfect system? Of course not. But to suggest that we, as citizens of the U.S., should no longer support our veterans and give them treatment that they desperately need is absolutely ridiculous.