Jon Stewart: When It Is Time for War, We Always Have the Money, and Then We Balance the Budget on the Backs of Veterans

HEMMER One more quick ░░░░░░░░ here as we think ░░░░░░░░ memorial weekend Jon The ░░░░░░░░ suicide rate is 52 ░░░░░░░░ than the non veteran ░░░░░░░░ rate in the U ░░░░░░░░ You have a big ░░░░░░░░ over the weekend you ░░░░░░░░ going to be there ░░░░░░░░ important is it for ░░░░░░░░ just to make sure ░░░░░░░░ the focus does not ░░░░░░░░ these men and women ░░░░░░░░ served our country STEWART ░░░░░░░░ know it s incredibly ░░░░░░░░ Look there is a ░░░░░░░░ small percentage of Americans ░░░░░░░░ bear the onus and ░░░░░░░░ of America s wars ░░░░░░░░ is a tiny percentage ░░░░░░░░ it is the veterans ░░░░░░░░ their families and oftentimes ░░░░░░░░ caregivers And you know ░░░░░░░░ of sight out of ░░░░░░░░ When it s time ░░░░░░░░ war we always have ░░░░░░░░ money man Get the ░░░░░░░░ card out put down ░░░░░░░░ 6 trillion to go ░░░░░░░░ war for 20 years ░░░░░░░░ then we try and ░░░░░░░░ the budget on the ░░░░░░░░ of veterans as they ░░░░░░░░ coming home to reintegrate ░░░░░░░░ assimilate and deal with ░░░░░░░░ the health problems And ░░░░░░░░ burdens of that reintegration ░░░░░░░░ burdens of fighting your ░░░░░░░░ government that you have ░░░░░░░░ recently sacrificed to protect ░░░░░░░░ defend also leads to ░░░░░░░░ lot of the mental ░░░░░░░░ stresses it leads to ░░░░░░░░ stress The PACT Act ░░░░░░░░ t solve all their ░░░░░░░░ but it removes at ░░░░░░░░ some of the burden ░░░░░░░░ obstacles and it starts ░░░░░░░░ switch the burden of ░░░░░░░░ back to the government ░░░░░░░░ opposed to the veterans.”