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Vet

Here is a comment I made on the recent Spire Security post about the VA

I think it is more than obvious that the actual percentage chance that I, as a veteran, will get hit with ID theft because of this is low. That has never been the issue. The issue is that there are 26 million veterans who now have their ID floating around somewhere, and it was a preventable event. The sheer stupidity and cluelessness of the VA to not have something in place to prevent this type of problem is the real issue. If someone is creating FUD around this, then shame on them. But don’t discount that this is a real problem that needs to be fixed. By saying that the percentage chance is low is (to some people) tantamount to saying this theft is no big deal and we shouldn’t worry about it.
The VA is making changes, and that is good. But don’t you think your comments could cause some people to relax and reduce the pressure on elected officials and the VA to make something happen to fix this? This DOES NOT need to disappear, which is what I am afraid will happen if people start producing arguments such as yours.

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