Letter: VA and a little spice

Editor, Daily News:

So we have a class action lawsuit against Veterans Affairs because one of its employees took home files on 26 million veterans, thus making their personal data at risk for crooks to use in identity theft. The suit asks damages of $1,000 per veteran or a total of $26 billion.

As a veteran, I stand to benefit, or do I? If The VA loses, the U.S. government must raise another $26 billion. As a high-rate taxpayer, what will my share of this be?

Then there must be a crowd of lawyers pushing the suit. From what I have read, they will get most of any award. Hopefully, my share will cover my tax increase.

But what if my ID is stolen and I take a big hit? The class action will prevent me from going after appropriate damages from the VA. We need to change the law to prevent maggot lawyers from feasting on the carcasses of both sides in a class action suit which they cook up. ( No offense intended to my honest lawyer friends.)

And while we're at it, we need to appoint Supreme Court justices who will correct the greatest mistake the court ever made when it ruled that lawyers and doctors had the right to clutter up the papers and airwaves with advertisements.

Or, if we cannot accomplish that, let's add a little spice to things by permitting crooks to advertise offers to split the loot with anyone who gives them a good lead.

Harold Ford , Naples