Who Really Broke Veterans Affairs?

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

5. What you ask for and what you need aren't always the same.

Ever hear of a little book called 'Oliver Twist'? It had a pretty famous scene where the eponymous protagonist asked for 'More gruel, please.' All the other kids in the place knew better than to ask for what they needed, because it led to immediate trouble, rather than the more chronic problems of malnourishment.

That's the same sort of 'kick the can down the road' mentality the 'leadership' in Congress has been providing for decades, so it's hardly surprising that that attitude has leaked out into the surrounding federal agencies. Everyone being told they need to 'tighten their belts' and do more with less, until you finally get to a point where entire systems collapse.

So rather than asking for what they really need, they ask for modest increases that they think can get past the 'starve the beast' Congress, and try to keep things together on a wing and a prayer.

Is that 'inept'? Well, sure, but it's right in line with the 'leadership' Congress has been showing us for forever.