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Old 09-30-2007, 11:46 AM   #1
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Wounded Vets Suffer Financial Woes

" TEMECULA, Calif. - He was one of America's first defenders on Sept. 11, 2001, a Marine who pulled burned bodies from the ruins of the Pentagon. He saw more horrors in Kuwait and Iraq."


Today, he can't keep a job, pay his bills, or chase thoughts of suicide from his tortured brain. In a few weeks, he may lose his house, too."
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Old 09-30-2007, 11:57 AM   #2
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Lets break it down.....

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his $43,000 in credit card debt
How is this the gubermints fault?? He's financially irresponsible!!


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$5,700-a-month cost of his adjustable home mortgage and equity loans
.How is this the gubermints fault?? He's financially irresponsible!! $5,700.00 a month??? WTF did he buy??? He tried to live beyond his means. :dumbass:


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He used to earn $100,000 a year as a 16-year veteran major with a master's degree in management
WTF did he do with his money???? He's financially irresponsible!!

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This dedicated Marine was given a "general" discharge 15 months ago for an extramarital affair with a woman
Ahhhhhh...his true character surfaces!!

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He spends much of his days hoisting weights and thwacking a punching bag in the dimness of his garage
Uhhhh....maybe he should get a job??



Oh and he wasn't wounded!!! He was kicked out for conduct unbecoming an officer!!! Now he wants a bail out from us!!
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Old 09-30-2007, 12:01 PM   #3
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The way they spin these stories is disturbing to me.
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