Oh No! They want to cut VA spending!! OMGzers!

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Dixie - In Memoriam

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Okay, the moment someone from the right mentions cutting or curbing Federal spending on the Veteran's Administration, the left goes into 'screaming conniption' mode, and begins to writhe in the floor over the unthinkable prospects of daring to touch the funding for our 'brave warriors who've given so much to their country' ....Oh, they will drape themselves in the flag on this one, not because they really give two shits about veterans, but because they know a lot of patriotic types out there will be touched by their emotive pleas.

Just out of curiosity, our newspaper publishes a list of Alabama Federal Employees salaries... I went to take a look, to see who gets paid the most. What I found, was a bit shocking. This is a PARTIAL list, of just the TOP salary earners, and I want you to see if you can spot the curious common trait they all seem to have....

STEPHENSON, STUART X MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $298,530
DAVIS, JAMES G MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $291,530
RAGHURAM, KARTHIKRAM MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $270,000
DE LA TORRE, JORGE I MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $269,734
PATTERSON, MARK A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $262,632
PETERS, GLENN E MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $261,530
WANG, THOMAS MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $255,000
CRAIN, R JEFFREY MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $253,000
PONCE, BRENT A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $251,530
SZYMELA, VICTOR F DENTAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $245,000
PASSMAN, MARC A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $241,683
SHROFF, SRINIVAS R MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $240,193
TERRELL, ERNEST B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $235,142
KOLETTIS, PETER N MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $234,734
PERRY, GILBERT J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $231,989
FREEMAN, DALE A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $230,142
CHOIKIATIKUL, VIRASAK MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $229,989
FALLON, MICHAEL B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $229,785
ELMETS, CRAIG A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $228,785
CHAICHARNCHEEP, VICHAI MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $225,193
BLACKBURN, WARREN D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $225,091
KIMBLE, JAMES A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $225,000
KLINE, LANNING B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $225,000
MAYS, ANDREW J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $225,000
MORRIS, ROBERT E MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $225,000
DELLITALIA, LOUIS J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $224,989
GLEYSTEEN, JOHN J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $222,244
AQEL, RAED AHMED MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $221,683
HAWN, MARY T MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $221,683
COOPER, JOHN A JR MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $220,091
LOUIS, PATRICK J DENTAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $220,000
WAITE, PETER D DENTAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $220,000
SMITH, PHILLIP D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $217,938
PERRY, PATRICIA MERCAD MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $216,887
KENNEDY, JOHN I JR MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $216,683
MCDONALD, JAY M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $215,785
TAYLOR, STEVEN M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $214,581
MCCOLLUM, CECIL JAMES MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $213,000
ROBERT, FRANCISCO MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $211,244
SCOTT, JOHNNY W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $210,000
COLLI, JANET L MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $209,683
HAN, SANG Y MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $207,000
NISSENBAUM, MARK B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $206,836
SANDERS, PAUL W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $205,091
FRANK, STUART J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $204,938
SIEGAL, GENE P MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $204,938
COX, ARTEMUS J III MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $204,683
MAGNUSON, JEFFERY S MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $204,683
WAITES, KEN B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $204,632
HO, KANG JEY MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $202,244
CHRISTEIN, JOHN D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $201,530
MCGREW, BENJAMIN M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $201,530
GAYNIER, WILLIAM M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $200,000
TIRABASSI, MICHAEL V MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $200,000
BAN, MARTHA TUCKER MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $199,895
ANDERSON, J WAYNE MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $199,051
DECI, PAUL A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $198,842
GEORGE, SARA MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $198,000
ROBINSON, CLIFF JR MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $197,587
MUDRAGADA, SURYARAO MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $197,201
BENDER, LUVENIA W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $196,000
DRELICHMAN, ERNESTO R MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $195,530
CARTER, ROBERT H MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $194,836
COLON, SYLVIA N MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $193,742
BERRY, CARLOS E MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $192,640
DAVIS, LORI L MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $192,344
TOSHCOFF, MARY C MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $191,590
BROWN, ANDREW R MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $190,000
ELLEN, MARK I MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $190,000
NEWCOMB, WILLIAM W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $190,000
GARVER, ROBERT I MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $189,938
PUGH, VELDA D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $189,589
LONG, JAMES N MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $189,581
ALLMAN, RICHARD M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $187,989
PRADHAN, AVINASH C MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $187,701
KING, PETER H MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $187,683
TABINO, MARIA ROSARIO MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $186,691
TALLAJ, JOSE A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $186,632
BAILEY, FRANK AMOS MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $185,683
LIPTON, DAVID E MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $185,497
KRONTIRAS, HELEN MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $184,581
KUCIK, DENNIS F MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $183,734
HAQ, EHTSHAM MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $183,389
SINGH, MADHURI MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $183,344
LEWIS, SANDRA E MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $182,599
CAFFAREL, RANDAL CYRIL MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MOBILE $182,191
MELETH, RAVEENDRAN MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $182,000
SMITH, JOHN A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $181,785
DANSAK, DANIEL A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MOBILE $181,742
ZOGHBI, GILBERT J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $181,581
MASOOD, FARAZ MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $180,589
EVERETT, ANDREW W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $180,000
MOUNTZ, JOHN D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $179,989
GNANN, JOHN W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $179,887
KIEFE, CATARINA I MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $179,887
BONNER, JAMES R MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $179,836
SUNDARAM, RAGHU R MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $179,793
HARRELL, JOHN C DENTAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $179,683
GLENN, MARIE D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS FLORENCE $179,581
YALAMANCHILI, SHANKAR B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $179,538
PATEL, JYOTI M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $178,693
PARKER, PAMELA E MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $178,530
BORLAZA, ROSALINDA R MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $178,201
EWELL-TAYLOR, JAEHNETH MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $178,201
NAMKOONG, WON MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $177,844
GOODE, PATRICIA S MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $177,683
WARREN, EDDIE B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $177,368
MONTGOMERY, RONALD K MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $177,201
NAMINENI, LAKSHMIPATHI MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $177,201
TARVER, RUSSELL S MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $177,091
SHIVASHANKARA, TUMKUR S MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $177,048
ARNOTT, RICHARD D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $176,589
SHUSTER, JOHN L MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $176,038
OH, SHIN JOONG MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $175,244
CURRY, WILLIAM A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $175,000
HUNDLEY, JONATHAN C MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $175,000
NAKHASI, ASHOK K MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $175,000
SCRUGGS, JENNIFER T MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $175,000
SOH, A MI MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS DOTHAN $175,000
WELKER, WESTON J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS RAINBOW CITY $175,000
THORNTON, ROBERT B JR MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $174,887
VACHHANI, VINUBHAI M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $174,793
DARBOUZE, JEAN A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $174,742
OKAFOR, BONIFACE C MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $174,742
LOTT, AMY D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $174,581
INGRAM, JUDITH A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $174,293
RAGHEB, MAGDY A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MOBILE $173,589
RAJAMANNAR, JANAKIRAM MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $173,150
KANNAN, SHANTHA R MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MOBILE $172,946
ROYAL, LORENZA SR MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $172,946
HUBBARD, JOHN MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $172,844
STOKES-HOLLOWAY, J G MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $172,844
HUGGINS, EDDIE L JR MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS ANNISTON $172,590
SHORTALL, MICHAEL A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $172,089
GIBSON, DONALD L MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $172,081
CENTOR, ROBERT M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $171,785
LATTANZI, CHARLES A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $171,691
SHERROD, JON A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS FLORENCE $171,589
SOULE, ARTHUR B III MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $170,193
STRONG, GRANT L JR MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $169,842
KAPUR, HARI S MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $169,742
ALI, KHALID MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $169,691
DE ANDRADE, JOAO A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $169,683
BANELIS, DANUTE MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS HUNTSVILLE $169,632
KHUSRO, HUMA MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS RAINBOW CITY $169,581
MYERS, MICHAEL W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $169,581
HARRELL, BABETTE J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $168,530
KETCHUM, CAREY W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $168,530
PERRY, JACQULINE T MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BESSEMER $168,530
BARRENECHEA, ISABEL M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $168,446
BARRENECHEA, PETER L MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $168,446
DORRIS, GORDON G MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS HUNTSVILLE $168,446
KING, DAVID A GENERAL ENGINEERING NASA REDSTONE ARSENAL $168,000
GARDNER, VERONICE MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $167,793
SRINIVASAN, KRISHNASW MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $167,742
PIHA, ALAN D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $167,500
COWLEY, CAROL E MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $167,000
JOHNSON, VICTORIA A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $166,887
MANSELL, DORCAS L MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $166,742
ISLAM, MONJURUL MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $166,691
HARRIS, CALVIN J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS HUNTSVILLE $166,530
NICHANI, AVINASH A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $166,089
ABDULRAUF, ADEMOLA MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $165,640
BABB, ALAN M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $165,589
SIMS, RICHARD V MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $165,091
NEELAMEGAM, MANIVANNAN MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $164,140
BOYD, BILLY W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $164,089
HUDSON, CHARLES C MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $164,030
HEUDEBERT, GUSTAVO R MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $163,989
FRANCILLON, YVAN J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $163,785
PETTUS, JONATHAN Q MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM NASA HUNTSVILLE $163,700
GINJUPALLI, SRINIVAS MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $163,640
HENDERSON, ROBIN N MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM NASA REDSTONE ARSENAL $163,600
LIGHTFOOTJR, ROBERT M GENERAL PHYSICAL SCIENCE NASA REDSTONE ARSENAL $163,600
HARRIS, JOHN A DENTAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $163,244
WALLACE, RICHARD B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MOBILE $163,038
CONNERY, FRANCIS M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $162,742
PARRIS, Y C HEALTH SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $162,300
RATLIFF, ROBERT W HEALTH SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $162,300
GUDAPATI, SUDHA MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $161,691
MARQUES, MARISA B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $161,632
BACHMANN, KURT C MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $161,581
KESSLER, BENJAMIN J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $161,530
SAMI, NAVEED MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $161,530
RAFFERTY, DENNIS M DENTAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $161,244
HUSSAIN, SYED T MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS JASPER $160,683
PATEL, JAYESH J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $160,590
DAUGHERTY, GEOFFREY W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MOBILE $160,589
MOWERY, DAVID B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MOBILE $160,589
TAYLOR, BURNESTINE MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $160,589
SALVADOR, WENIMAR D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $160,539
BOK, MARGARET S MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $160,530
PARRISH, SHEELA K MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS HUNTSVILLE $160,439
ATHEY, THOMAS A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $160,000
BALDWIN, JON ALBERT MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $160,000
HUSAIN, MUHAMMAD ZAHID MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $160,000
KERTESZ, STEFAN G MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $160,000
PROCTOR, RICHARD A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $160,000
SIDDIQUI, NAILA MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BESSEMER $160,000
GARVEY, WILLIAM TIMOTHY MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $159,989
HARRIS, KEVIN W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $159,836
BALKOVETZ, DANIEL F MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $159,785
TOFIL, ERIC J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $159,683
MARTIN, PATRICIA A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $159,538
BEALE, STEPHEN P CONTRACTING NASA REDSTONE ARSENAL $159,300
LYLES, GARRY M GENERAL ENGINEERING NASA REDSTONE ARSENAL $159,300
HUDDLE, THOMAS S MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $158,895
SHROFF, MALATHI S MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $158,793
TEMPLE, WILLIAM M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS HUNTSVILLE $158,640
NAME UNKNOWN MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $157,632
BRYAN, TERESA J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $156,895
GBENLE, SILAS O MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $156,589
EVERETT, WARREN D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS HUNTSVILLE $156,581
DILL, LAURIE E MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $156,530
BHAMBHVANI, SHALINI P MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $156,487
GRIFFIN, CAROL A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $156,089
MAY, TODD A GENERAL ENGINEERING NASA REDSTONE ARSENAL $156,000

TOTAL $40,391,575


Now.... I am as patriotic as the next person, and God knows, I love every one of our veterans and want them to have every available benefit we can afford to give them, but take a look at these salaries... these aren't soldiers needing medical care or families of soldiers struggling to survive, these are administrative yahoos, who have, over the years, amassed quite a nice little salary package, courtesy of the taxpayer. This is JUST IN ALABAMA!
 
Bfgrn said:
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Okay, I posted the link as you requested, and you have been online all this time, but haven't responded. Should I take this to mean that "Link?" is your way of avoiding a conversation on this, while getting me to do stupid pet tricks? You can either comment soon, or don't ever bother asking me for a link again, Bozo.
 
Dixie said:
TOTAL $40,391,575
Now.... I am as patriotic as the next person, and God knows, I love every one of our veterans and want them to have every available benefit we can afford to give them, but take a look at these salaries... these aren't soldiers needing medical care or families of soldiers struggling to survive, these are administrative yahoos, who have, over the years, amassed quite a nice little salary package, courtesy of the taxpayer. This is JUST IN ALABAMA!
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Wow! That's a lot of cash for "administrative yahoos". I wonder how many of those jobs would become obsolete if there was a single payer health care system considering there wouldn't be any need to determine a veteran's health vis-a-vis their military service. They would receive whatever medical treatment was necessary.

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Dixie said:
Okay, the moment someone from the right mentions cutting or curbing Federal spending on the Veteran's Administration, the left goes into 'screaming conniption' mode, and begins to writhe in the floor over the unthinkable prospects of daring to touch the funding for our 'brave warriors who've given so much to their country' ....Oh, they will drape themselves in the flag on this one, not because they really give two shits about veterans, but because they know a lot of patriotic types out there will be touched by their emotive pleas.

Just out of curiosity, our newspaper publishes a list of Alabama Federal Employees salaries... I went to take a look, to see who gets paid the most. What I found, was a bit shocking. This is a PARTIAL list, of just the TOP salary earners, and I want you to see if you can spot the curious common trait they all seem to have....

STEPHENSON, STUART X MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $298,530
DAVIS, JAMES G MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $291,530
RAGHURAM, KARTHIKRAM MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $270,000
DE LA TORRE, JORGE I MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $269,734
PATTERSON, MARK A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $262,632
PETERS, GLENN E MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $261,530
WANG, THOMAS MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $255,000
CRAIN, R JEFFREY MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $253,000
PONCE, BRENT A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $251,530
SZYMELA, VICTOR F DENTAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $245,000
PASSMAN, MARC A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $241,683
SHROFF, SRINIVAS R MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $240,193
TERRELL, ERNEST B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $235,142
KOLETTIS, PETER N MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $234,734
PERRY, GILBERT J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $231,989
FREEMAN, DALE A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $230,142
CHOIKIATIKUL, VIRASAK MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $229,989
FALLON, MICHAEL B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $229,785
ELMETS, CRAIG A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $228,785
CHAICHARNCHEEP, VICHAI MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $225,193
BLACKBURN, WARREN D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $225,091
KIMBLE, JAMES A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $225,000
KLINE, LANNING B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $225,000
MAYS, ANDREW J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $225,000
MORRIS, ROBERT E MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $225,000
DELLITALIA, LOUIS J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $224,989
GLEYSTEEN, JOHN J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $222,244
AQEL, RAED AHMED MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $221,683
HAWN, MARY T MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $221,683
COOPER, JOHN A JR MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $220,091
LOUIS, PATRICK J DENTAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $220,000
WAITE, PETER D DENTAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $220,000
SMITH, PHILLIP D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $217,938
PERRY, PATRICIA MERCAD MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $216,887
KENNEDY, JOHN I JR MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $216,683
MCDONALD, JAY M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $215,785
TAYLOR, STEVEN M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $214,581
MCCOLLUM, CECIL JAMES MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $213,000
ROBERT, FRANCISCO MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $211,244
SCOTT, JOHNNY W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $210,000
COLLI, JANET L MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $209,683
HAN, SANG Y MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $207,000
NISSENBAUM, MARK B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $206,836
SANDERS, PAUL W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $205,091
FRANK, STUART J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $204,938
SIEGAL, GENE P MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $204,938
COX, ARTEMUS J III MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $204,683
MAGNUSON, JEFFERY S MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $204,683
WAITES, KEN B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $204,632
HO, KANG JEY MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $202,244
CHRISTEIN, JOHN D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $201,530
MCGREW, BENJAMIN M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $201,530
GAYNIER, WILLIAM M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $200,000
TIRABASSI, MICHAEL V MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $200,000
BAN, MARTHA TUCKER MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $199,895
ANDERSON, J WAYNE MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $199,051
DECI, PAUL A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $198,842
GEORGE, SARA MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $198,000
ROBINSON, CLIFF JR MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $197,587
MUDRAGADA, SURYARAO MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $197,201
BENDER, LUVENIA W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $196,000
DRELICHMAN, ERNESTO R MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $195,530
CARTER, ROBERT H MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $194,836
COLON, SYLVIA N MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $193,742
BERRY, CARLOS E MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $192,640
DAVIS, LORI L MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $192,344
TOSHCOFF, MARY C MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $191,590
BROWN, ANDREW R MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $190,000
ELLEN, MARK I MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $190,000
NEWCOMB, WILLIAM W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $190,000
GARVER, ROBERT I MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $189,938
PUGH, VELDA D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $189,589
LONG, JAMES N MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $189,581
ALLMAN, RICHARD M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $187,989
PRADHAN, AVINASH C MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $187,701
KING, PETER H MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $187,683
TABINO, MARIA ROSARIO MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $186,691
TALLAJ, JOSE A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $186,632
BAILEY, FRANK AMOS MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $185,683
LIPTON, DAVID E MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $185,497
KRONTIRAS, HELEN MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $184,581
KUCIK, DENNIS F MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $183,734
HAQ, EHTSHAM MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $183,389
SINGH, MADHURI MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $183,344
LEWIS, SANDRA E MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $182,599
CAFFAREL, RANDAL CYRIL MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MOBILE $182,191
MELETH, RAVEENDRAN MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $182,000
SMITH, JOHN A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $181,785
DANSAK, DANIEL A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MOBILE $181,742
ZOGHBI, GILBERT J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $181,581
MASOOD, FARAZ MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $180,589
EVERETT, ANDREW W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $180,000
MOUNTZ, JOHN D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $179,989
GNANN, JOHN W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $179,887
KIEFE, CATARINA I MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $179,887
BONNER, JAMES R MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $179,836
SUNDARAM, RAGHU R MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $179,793
HARRELL, JOHN C DENTAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $179,683
GLENN, MARIE D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS FLORENCE $179,581
YALAMANCHILI, SHANKAR B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $179,538
PATEL, JYOTI M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $178,693
PARKER, PAMELA E MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $178,530
BORLAZA, ROSALINDA R MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $178,201
EWELL-TAYLOR, JAEHNETH MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $178,201
NAMKOONG, WON MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $177,844
GOODE, PATRICIA S MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $177,683
WARREN, EDDIE B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $177,368
MONTGOMERY, RONALD K MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $177,201
NAMINENI, LAKSHMIPATHI MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $177,201
TARVER, RUSSELL S MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $177,091
SHIVASHANKARA, TUMKUR S MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $177,048
ARNOTT, RICHARD D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $176,589
SHUSTER, JOHN L MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $176,038
OH, SHIN JOONG MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $175,244
CURRY, WILLIAM A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $175,000
HUNDLEY, JONATHAN C MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $175,000
NAKHASI, ASHOK K MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $175,000
SCRUGGS, JENNIFER T MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $175,000
SOH, A MI MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS DOTHAN $175,000
WELKER, WESTON J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS RAINBOW CITY $175,000
THORNTON, ROBERT B JR MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $174,887
VACHHANI, VINUBHAI M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $174,793
DARBOUZE, JEAN A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $174,742
OKAFOR, BONIFACE C MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $174,742
LOTT, AMY D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $174,581
INGRAM, JUDITH A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $174,293
RAGHEB, MAGDY A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MOBILE $173,589
RAJAMANNAR, JANAKIRAM MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $173,150
KANNAN, SHANTHA R MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MOBILE $172,946
ROYAL, LORENZA SR MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $172,946
HUBBARD, JOHN MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $172,844
STOKES-HOLLOWAY, J G MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $172,844
HUGGINS, EDDIE L JR MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS ANNISTON $172,590
SHORTALL, MICHAEL A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $172,089
GIBSON, DONALD L MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $172,081
CENTOR, ROBERT M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $171,785
LATTANZI, CHARLES A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $171,691
SHERROD, JON A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS FLORENCE $171,589
SOULE, ARTHUR B III MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $170,193
STRONG, GRANT L JR MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $169,842
KAPUR, HARI S MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $169,742
ALI, KHALID MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $169,691
DE ANDRADE, JOAO A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $169,683
BANELIS, DANUTE MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS HUNTSVILLE $169,632
KHUSRO, HUMA MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS RAINBOW CITY $169,581
MYERS, MICHAEL W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $169,581
HARRELL, BABETTE J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $168,530
KETCHUM, CAREY W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $168,530
PERRY, JACQULINE T MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BESSEMER $168,530
BARRENECHEA, ISABEL M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $168,446
BARRENECHEA, PETER L MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $168,446
DORRIS, GORDON G MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS HUNTSVILLE $168,446
KING, DAVID A GENERAL ENGINEERING NASA REDSTONE ARSENAL $168,000
GARDNER, VERONICE MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $167,793
SRINIVASAN, KRISHNASW MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $167,742
PIHA, ALAN D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $167,500
COWLEY, CAROL E MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $167,000
JOHNSON, VICTORIA A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $166,887
MANSELL, DORCAS L MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $166,742
ISLAM, MONJURUL MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $166,691
HARRIS, CALVIN J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS HUNTSVILLE $166,530
NICHANI, AVINASH A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $166,089
ABDULRAUF, ADEMOLA MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $165,640
BABB, ALAN M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $165,589
SIMS, RICHARD V MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $165,091
NEELAMEGAM, MANIVANNAN MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $164,140
BOYD, BILLY W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $164,089
HUDSON, CHARLES C MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSCALOOSA $164,030
HEUDEBERT, GUSTAVO R MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $163,989
FRANCILLON, YVAN J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $163,785
PETTUS, JONATHAN Q MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM NASA HUNTSVILLE $163,700
GINJUPALLI, SRINIVAS MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $163,640
HENDERSON, ROBIN N MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM NASA REDSTONE ARSENAL $163,600
LIGHTFOOTJR, ROBERT M GENERAL PHYSICAL SCIENCE NASA REDSTONE ARSENAL $163,600
HARRIS, JOHN A DENTAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $163,244
WALLACE, RICHARD B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MOBILE $163,038
CONNERY, FRANCIS M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $162,742
PARRIS, Y C HEALTH SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $162,300
RATLIFF, ROBERT W HEALTH SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $162,300
GUDAPATI, SUDHA MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $161,691
MARQUES, MARISA B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $161,632
BACHMANN, KURT C MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $161,581
KESSLER, BENJAMIN J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $161,530
SAMI, NAVEED MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $161,530
RAFFERTY, DENNIS M DENTAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $161,244
HUSSAIN, SYED T MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS JASPER $160,683
PATEL, JAYESH J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $160,590
DAUGHERTY, GEOFFREY W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MOBILE $160,589
MOWERY, DAVID B MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MOBILE $160,589
TAYLOR, BURNESTINE MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $160,589
SALVADOR, WENIMAR D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $160,539
BOK, MARGARET S MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $160,530
PARRISH, SHEELA K MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS HUNTSVILLE $160,439
ATHEY, THOMAS A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $160,000
BALDWIN, JON ALBERT MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $160,000
HUSAIN, MUHAMMAD ZAHID MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $160,000
KERTESZ, STEFAN G MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $160,000
PROCTOR, RICHARD A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $160,000
SIDDIQUI, NAILA MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BESSEMER $160,000
GARVEY, WILLIAM TIMOTHY MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $159,989
HARRIS, KEVIN W MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $159,836
BALKOVETZ, DANIEL F MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $159,785
TOFIL, ERIC J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $159,683
MARTIN, PATRICIA A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $159,538
BEALE, STEPHEN P CONTRACTING NASA REDSTONE ARSENAL $159,300
LYLES, GARRY M GENERAL ENGINEERING NASA REDSTONE ARSENAL $159,300
HUDDLE, THOMAS S MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $158,895
SHROFF, MALATHI S MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $158,793
TEMPLE, WILLIAM M MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS HUNTSVILLE $158,640
NAME UNKNOWN MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $157,632
BRYAN, TERESA J MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $156,895
GBENLE, SILAS O MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $156,589
EVERETT, WARREN D MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS HUNTSVILLE $156,581
DILL, LAURIE E MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS MONTGOMERY $156,530
BHAMBHVANI, SHALINI P MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS TUSKEGEE $156,487
GRIFFIN, CAROL A MEDICAL OFFICER VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRMINGHAM $156,089
MAY, TODD A GENERAL ENGINEERING NASA REDSTONE ARSENAL $156,000

TOTAL $40,391,575


Now.... I am as patriotic as the next person, and God knows, I love every one of our veterans and want them to have every available benefit we can afford to give them, but take a look at these salaries... these aren't soldiers needing medical care or families of soldiers struggling to survive, these are administrative yahoos, who have, over the years, amassed quite a nice little salary package, courtesy of the taxpayer. This is JUST IN ALABAMA!
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Dixie said:
Okay, I posted the link as you requested, and you have been online all this time, but haven't responded. Should I take this to mean that "Link?" is your way of avoiding a conversation on this, while getting me to do stupid pet tricks? You can either comment soon, or don't ever bother asking me for a link again, Bozo.
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Dixie...I don't have a tethered kill switch on my computer like I do on the jet ski.
 
apple0154 said:
Wow! That's a lot of cash for "administrative yahoos". I wonder how many of those jobs would become obsolete if there was a single payer health care system considering there wouldn't be any need to determine a veteran's health vis-a-vis their military service. They would receive whatever medical treatment was necessary.

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right....don't fix the federal bureaucratic nightmare, expand it to all areas of medicine...must be a liberal solution....
 
Yurt said:
they are all admin and not doctors? what is their exact role? it just says medical officer.
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Do you see M. D. in their titles?:palm:

Like all facets of government, the parasites overrun the system....Dept. of Energy, Dept. of Education, etc....

I've said it a dozen times on this site already....we have lost control of our government.....they now control us, from the lowly township levels to the halls of the Washington DC....
 
bravo said:
Do you see M. D. in their titles?:palm:

Like all facets of government, the parasites overrun the system....Dept. of Energy, Dept. of Education, etc....

I've said it a dozen times on this site already....we have lost control of our government.....they now control us, from the lowly township levels to the halls of the Washington DC....
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:rolleyes:

are they practicing doctors or just admin....
 
Yurt said:
:rolleyes:

are they practicing doctors or just admin....
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What difference does it make? There are about 200 of them, making over $200k a year! Does Alabama need that many VA doctors? I'll bet the majority of them don't even see patients. These are government employees, with federal pensions, federal benefits packages, all the perks that go with being a federal employee, and Trump-like salaries! It just boggled my mind to see this. I guess I figured, VA Administration officials...maybe 80-100k a year... and maybe a dozen of them in Alabama... but over 200 of them with salaries of 200k or better? It's just insane, and whenever we do get around to dealing with trying to reign this in, the left will be rolling out the Vietnam vets in wheelchairs, and boohooing about how unfortunate it is, the right just wants to kick them to the curb and let them die.
 
Yurt said:
then i don't think their salaries are that outrageous. dixie claimed these guys are just beaurcrats....
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That's more than the doctors that I know make with risky private practice in a nicer state, and these are just part time positions.
 
Dixie said:
Okay, the moment someone from the right mentions cutting or curbing Federal spending on the Veteran's Administration, the left goes into 'screaming conniption' mode, and begins to writhe in the floor over the unthinkable prospects of daring to touch the funding for our 'brave warriors who've given so much to their country' ....Oh, they will drape themselves in the flag on this one, not because they really give two shits about veterans, but because they know a lot of patriotic types out there will be touched by their emotive pleas.

Just out of curiosity, our newspaper publishes a list of Alabama Federal Employees salaries... I went to take a look, to see who gets paid the most. What I found, was a bit shocking. This is a PARTIAL list, of just the TOP salary earners, and I want you to see if you can spot the curious common trait they all seem to have....

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Now.... I am as patriotic as the next person, and God knows, I love every one of our veterans and want them to have every available benefit we can afford to give them, but take a look at these salaries... these aren't soldiers needing medical care or families of soldiers struggling to survive, these are administrative yahoos, who have, over the years, amassed quite a nice little salary package, courtesy of the taxpayer. This is JUST IN ALABAMA!
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They're not administrative yahoos, they're doctors and dentists.

A sample:

Dr. Michael V. Tirabassi, MD - General Surgery - Birmingham, AL
Dr. Stuart X Stephenson, MD - Orthopedic Surgery - Birmingham, AL
Davis James G Dr in Birmingham, Alabama 35205 - al.com
Szymela Victor F DMD MD Dentist Dentist in Birmingham, AL 35234
Choikiatikul, Virasak, Md - V A Medical Ctr-Tuskegee - Tuskegee ..
Dr. Mary Hawn, Surgeon - Doctor MD in Birmingham, AL - Surgery
Weston J Welker, MD - Family Practice, Huntsville, AL
 
bravo said:
Do you see M. D. in their titles?:palm:

Like all facets of government, the parasites overrun the system....Dept. of Energy, Dept. of Education, etc....

I've said it a dozen times on this site already....we have lost control of our government.....they now control us, from the lowly township levels to the halls of the Washington DC....
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Dr. Michael V. Tirabassi, MD - General Surgery - Birmingham, AL
Dr. Stuart X Stephenson, MD - Orthopedic Surgery - Birmingham, AL
Davis James G Dr in Birmingham, Alabama 35205 - al.com
Szymela Victor F DMD MD Dentist Dentist in Birmingham, AL 35234
Choikiatikul, Virasak, Md - V A Medical Ctr-Tuskegee - Tuskegee ..
Dr. Mary Hawn, Surgeon - Doctor MD in Birmingham, AL - Surgery
Weston J Welker, MD - Family Practice, Huntsville, AL
 
Yurt said:
then i don't think their salaries are that outrageous. dixie claimed these guys are just beaurcrats....
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I copied this from a job description for Medical Officer in Memphis with the VA...

Responsibilities include but are not limited to participation in development of patient care programs for new services, oversight of quality and performance improvement activities of the medical staff and hospital, guidance in compliance and regulatory matters, participation in case management and utilization review activities, communication between the administration and medical staff, aid in physician recruitment, interaction with payers and insurance companies, managed care plans and employers, participation in development and installation of information systems and clinical documentation programs.

Does this sound lie a DOCTOR, or a BUREAUCRAT?

And what the fuck do you mean, you don't find $296,000 salaries to be outrageous for a federal employee? Just how the fuck much do you think we should pay civil servants?
 
PostmodernProphet said:
right....don't fix the federal bureaucratic nightmare, expand it to all areas of medicine...must be a liberal solution....
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The Liberal and, I might add, logical solution is to combine services and get rid of unnecessary duplication.

It's the same thing with the multiple programs for the needy. Welfare, food stamps, special allowances/subsidies.....replace them all with a guaranteed minimum income.

Instead of government's (Local, State, Federal) current policies of doing all they can to disqualify people a much better result would be obtained without the adversarial approach. Is it any wonder people try to cheat the system knowing all those bureaucrats just hover over them waiting for any opportunity to deny assistance?

Just like the telling interviews of folks who worked for medical insurance companies and how they received bonuses based on the number of claims they denied that same destructive procedure operates in many programs designed to help. Of course, change is difficult when some people do not believe in any form of help but that can change, as well.
 
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