Military spends 5x as much on Viagra as it would on trans medical care

[Born To Slay 10,996]

Total military spending on erectile dysfunction medicines amounts to $84 million annually, according to an analysis by the Military Times — 10 times the cost of annual transition-related medical care for active duty transgender servicemembers.

The military spends $41.6 million annually on Viagra alone, according to the Military Times analysis — roughly five times the estimated spending on transition-related medical care for transgender troops.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/07/26/the-military-spends-five-times-as-much-on-viagra-as-it-would-on-transgender-troops-medical-care/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.cce136a4c053#comments

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[gabeoz 7,915]

There must be some really h*rny generals

[PartySick 172,385]

Holy sh*t.

Wait, why is Viagra even covered?  Are you telling me that men can't be effective soldiers if their "little soldiers" can't "stand at attention"? Gtfo 

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Also, isn't this the same with healthcare? Viagra always seems to be covered.

[ryanripley 86,575]

so they cover the cost of soldiers with erectile dysfunction...

but their reasoning for anti-trans was that they couldn't afford their medical cover...

and these soldiers can't buy their own Viagra out of their own paycheck because...?

 

[Drin Lon 7,875]

Omg I'm so disgusted

Speechless

For real

[MarryTheKnight 2,181]

5 minutes ago, ZacharyMark said:

Also, isn't this the same with healthcare? Viagra always seems to be covered.

[Yuuri 21,636]

9 minutes ago, PartySick said:

Holy sh*t.

Wait, why is Viagra even covered?  Are you telling me that men can't be effective soldiers if their "little soldiers" can't "stand at attention"? Gtfo 

[Whispering 18,865]

13 minutes ago, ZacharyMark said:

Also, isn't this the same with healthcare? Viagra always seems to be covered.

Yes, and then they don't cover birth control. Go figure. 

[Edonis 28,974]

Not surprised. They don't cover birth control but they'll cover that! 

[BlaqJezus 1,027]

I think what people aren't understanding is, his straight conservative fans will see this attack on human rights as a win for them. They will see this as the right way to save money, because anything they don't understand should be ousted to save a penny while they spend a dollar on things that need a cap and rightfully could be plain ousted from the military altogether.

These people, his supporters will never see reason. They don't care about anyone but themselves, and they will tarnish this nation in the ways that they work, and for many years to come.