'Lump sum' a bad idea.I take offense to the recent letter written to your magazine proclaiming veterans should take the "buyout Buyout The purchase of a company or a controlling interest of a corporation's shares. Notes: A leveraged buyout is accomplished with borrowed money or by issuing more stock. ." We are not employees at a factory. We are men and women who served our county as a volunteer or at the request of Uncle Sam Uncle Sam, name used to designate the U.S. government. The term arose in the War of 1812 and seems at first to have been used derisively by those opposed to the war. Possibly it was an expansion of the letters "U.S. and were wounded or injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. while serving. The VA would love it if we all took the lump sum Lump sum A large one-time payment of money. ; it would free them of any obligation to all veterans. The VA has had long-standing difficulties in keeping up with the first-time claims and appeals. If those are currently taking one to three years to process, how long do you think it would take for you to receive your lump sum payment? Wes Bitner, Berwyn, IL |
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