By the way there are programs which try to get vets into home ownership. I looked into it and went to town meetings in CA.
When a town tries to execute on that program by building homes and selling them at a lower cost than FMV... underprivileged groups start going to town meetings saying they want subsidized homes too.
I remember one person telling us her family wants good schools too and sort of lectured us on our privilege. (she may have been a vet I don't remember) But, I was pretty sure that entitled attitude hurt the chances of the project.
The town then brought in the housing group that was going to help and they could not promise the homes would go to vets. I have seen no progress on the project since.
That is how interest group politics rolls in CA.
When a town tries to execute on that program by building homes and selling them at a lower cost than FMV... underprivileged groups start going to town meetings saying they want subsidized homes too.
I remember one person telling us her family wants good schools too and sort of lectured us on our privilege. (she may have been a vet I don't remember) But, I was pretty sure that entitled attitude hurt the chances of the project.
The town then brought in the housing group that was going to help and they could not promise the homes would go to vets. I have seen no progress on the project since.
That is how interest group politics rolls in CA.
Wait, what?
Instead of a bunch of psychologists signing petitions and wearing pussy hats and complaining about Trump, how about they spend THEIR time helping out vets who actually have some needs?
Not everything is political.
At this point, one could reasonably argue that the inability to cope for vets has been going on for at least 50 years. Perhaps the psychology community is the actual failure here.
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