Romney Clueless on Veterans

Just before the weekend, Mitt Romney held a Veterans Day event in South Carolina. A nice photo op, for sure. Yet, it wasn't the pictures, but his words, that made news. At this event, ostensibly to show support for veterans, Mitt Romney told them that as President he'd be open to tossing them into the private care system, from the Department of Veterans Affairs...

...Back to Romney's statement, though. There's a reason that before President Obama's health care plan that insurance companies would deny people with preexisting conditions. And there's a reason why no private health care company chooses to only cover the sick. It's a losing proposition, financially. Care for the sick is incredibly expensive. When it comes to the Department of Veterans Affairs, you're talking about a patient-base that is almost completely made up of those with preexisting conditions -- wounds and injuries sustained in war.

For Romney to even hint that private companies would care for veterans at the same cost the government does is insanity. A voucher would be absolutely worthless in the private market. And there aren't going to be private companies falling all over themselves to care for incredibly expensive wounds, like for Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI). So market competition driving down costs is out the window...