Veterans Pros And Cons

Claim and evidence

Jack sitcoff

“To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.” Soldiers are the backbone of freedom, strength, and defense. After a veteran puts his life on the line they are rewarded two thing a terrible salary, and terrible back in their own country, that they just put their life on for. I say that we should raise their and we redo the whole health and care program for the veterans. We should do this is because the amount of money a soldier makes in the military is still not enough to raise a family and bury a dead veteran. First, we should pass 80% of the burial fee for all soldiers paid for already by the Veteran Affairs (VA). That would only leave 20% for the family to pay for. The burial will also include a 4,000 dollar allowance plus the 80% if the veteran dies with war causes. If the veteran does not die with war causes an allowance well be

specified amount plus the 80%. The funeral will also include a paid for Headstone inscribed with the veterans name there will also be a full military ensemble with taps from the military band members and a 21 gun salute. People who have been honorably discharged can only be eligible for these qualifications. If a spouse that is not a veteran or kid of veteran preferences he/she can be buried in a National Cemetery. According to (Dummies.com) the VA will only cover if the soldiers died in VA hospital or a nursery home. Second I think that the VA should raise the average salary from $22,180 to $54,000. According to ( Marketplace.com) there are 1.5 million veterans or active duty soldiers on food stamps.

Final Claim
Wilson Morton
Our amendment is the right solution to this problem because it will benefit veterans with multiple necessities and also lower numbers of homeless and imprisoned veterans. Some sort of this amendment has been tried before in the state of California. California’s senator Hanna-Beth Jackson proposed this bill in 2017 and was approved shortly after by the Governor. Ever since this bill was passed California’s veteran population has grown and recently passed Texas as the state with the most veterans according to ballotpedia.org.
Some ways this amendment will benefit the veterans is by giving them Health Care for 20 years instead of 5, free therapeutic/medical services for reintegrating military veterans, low cost housing for veterans who would pay for around 25% of housing if that veteran cannot afford a home, and finally raising total benefits to $15,000 for independent veterans, $20,000 for veterans with a family and child.

Then, veterans with disabilities and no kids or spouse get $18,000, and those with disabilities and families get $25,000. It will also help our country and citizens as a whole by the U.S. being more protected because of more being enrolled in our military and also as I said earlier less homeless and imprisoned veterans. Did you know that the U.S. spends about $80 billion on prisons according to www.crfb.org? But, if for example, all military veterans in prison were to be released it would save the U.S. around 6.5 billion dollars. And if all homeless veterans weren’t homeless in the U.S., we would again save around 1.4 billion dollars according to

www.usich.gov.
This issue of veterans needing help is a nationwide issue instead of a state issue because every state in the U.S has at least 200 homeless veterans and 750 incarcerated said by www.military.com. Every state in the U.S. needs to be involved in this issue and that's why it is a national issue and not a state issue. People who might oppose this amendment are ones who might take advantage of veterans or think they already have enough. But, this amendment should be passed anyway because our military veterans served and protected us and our country and they should be thanked and given benefits.
In conclusion, this amendment should be passed because our veterans who are homeless, imprisoned, or neither should all be appreciated for what they did for our citizens, our country and shall they always be remembered. We wish for you to support our amendment and vote to pass it to be part of the United States of America’s Bill of Rights. Thank you for listening to our amendment proposal.