I’m more concerned with the folks not getting aid because they think the process is so dreadful. It’s complicated and tedious, but doable, and the determinations are generally pretty strict. I got a high rating without combat experience, but I also can’t lift anything heavy and expect to move the next day without cry-in-the-car back pain. Like, I moved a table the other day and couldn’t stand up the next day. I also know people with exposure to toxic waste, with fucking tumors, who refuse to seek help because it would seem weak or the process is too daunting. It’s not weak to need help and it’s not justifiable the damage we’re asked to do to ourselves.
However, I have also seen people get 100% rating and have no apparent difficulty functioning, but they had enough little things add up to maximize their rating. So probably part of it is the calculation, but impact to quality of life and function is difficult to quantify fairly.
That being said, a lot (I mean a LOT) of waste could be cut from the contract process. I’ve seen tens of millions go to waste simply because the government didn’t agree to a contract that couldn’t be provided by anyone else by the close out date, and during renegotiation the company doubled the price for work that was already done.
I have never been able to figure out how to block fingerprinting without entirely disabling my browser and it looks like the race to the bottom is accelerating