Jason Pepper applied for a program called the Specially Adapted Housing grant, which offers vets up to $50,000 to make their homes handicapped-accessible. But the VA representative handling his case told him he qualified for just $10,000 for his blindness.
Pepper recalls their conversation: "She's like, 'What's the amputation?' And I'm like, 'Well, it's my index finger.' And she's like, 'Well, that doesn't help at all. If you were to lose your arm from the elbow up, or if you were to lose a leg, then you'd qualify for the $50,000.' So, you know, I fired back with 'Well, haven't I lost enough?'"
Remember what it felt like to be flush with pride and patriotism? Why does that seem like a nice dream I had a few years ago that's getting tougher to remember with the sorry events of every passing day?
Oh, and Dick Cheney, the Vice President of the United States of America (remember how honorable that title used to be?), hates everything we're supposed to stand for, BTW. Have a fun day.
