I called this two months ago....I hope all those veterans who voted for Trump do some self reflection, but I doubt it. No one wants to look at ugliness, especially in the mirror.

Democrats are not prepared and are not demonstrating the strategic competence to fight what is coming. Unfortunately, it will probably take something catastrophic, to remobilize competent opposition. end/x

I agree that social security is probably safe in the near term, but many other programs will likely be cut, because their constituency is not large enough to mobilize popular opposition. 5/x

Veteran’s benefits will be an easy item to cut because there will not be enough popular support to maintain it. 4/x

Now those costs are increasing and impacting other areas of the budget. The modern military has been small, less than 1% of our population serves – those that served and voted for Trump, are in for a very big surprise. 3/x

Coolidge and Hoover both reneged on promised payments to veterans due to their cost and burden on the federal government. I understand that today’s benefits are expensive, but that was brought up by many democrats during the wars in the middle east and ignored by the republicans and citizens. 2/x

History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes ....as a veteran, it feels like we are going to be living in a period that rhymes with the 'Bonus army' of the late 1920's early 1930's. 1/x