Every year Veterans Day gets more and more ridiculous.
Why do Veterans have to go into work today, but the people who have never served in the military get the day off? How are Veterans being honored today if they still have to work at their jobs? But a bank teller who has never served in the military gets to sleep all day?
Why are the banks, government offices, and post offices closed today? How in the world does this honor Veterans and show them appreciation? So you're telling me that the Veterans sacrificed their lives fighting in Vietnam; yet the thanks they receive is a 26 year old Government Center cafeteria cashier gets to have the day off to play Candy Crush and have their nails done?
What if the Veteran was waiting on an important check to arrive in the mail today? What if a Veteran had to go to the bank today to deposit a check that they received late yesterday after the banks had closed? Or what if a Veteran was disabled and could only get a ride to the bank on Tuesdays?
How about Veteran run businesses? They can't receive checks in the mail or mail out invoices.
What if a Veteran was having problems with their property taxes or motor vehicle taxes? They're out of luck because they can't go to the Government Center today.
Every Veteran's Day in my city the same group of people park in the empty Post Office parking lot. They blast music, smoke dope, eat food, drink beer, toss their garbage on the ground, and then drive off. It happens EVERY year.
