Saturday, July 13

This is from Rush, What do you think?

I think the vast differences in compensation between the victims of the
September 11th casualty, and those who die serving the country in uniform,
are profound.

No one is really talking about it either because you just don't criticize
anything having to do with September 11th. Well, I just can't let the
numbers pass by because it says something
really disturbing about the entitlement mentality of this country.

If you lost a family member in the September 11th attack, you're going to
get an average of $1,185,000. The range is a minimum guarantee of $250,000,
all the way up to $4.7 million.

If you are a surviving family member of an American soldier killed in
action, the first check you get is a $6,000 direct death benefit, half of
which is taxable. Next, you get $1,750 for burial costs. If you are the
surviving spouse, you get $833 a month unti! l you remarry. And there's a
payment of $211 per month for each child under 18. When the child hits 18,
those payments come to a screeching halt. Keep in mind that some of the
people that are getting an average of $1.185 million up to $4.7 million are
complaining that it's not enough.

We also learned over the weekend that some of the victims from the
Oklahoma City bombing have started an organization asking for the same
deal that the September 11th families are getting. In addition to that, some
of the families of those bombed in the embassies are now asking for
compensation as well.

You see where this is going, don't you? Folks, this is part and parcel of
over fifty years of entitlement politic in this country. It's just really
sad.

"Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the
tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime."
-Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.

Every! time a pay raise comes up for the military they Usually receive next
to nothing of a raise. Now the green machine is in combat in the Middle
East while their families have to survive on food stamps and live in low
rent housing.

However our own U.S. Congress just voted themselves a raise, and many of
you don't know that they only have to be in Congress one-time to receive a
pension that is more than $15,000 per month and most are now equal to be
millionaires plus.

They also do not receive Social Security on retirement because they didn't
have to pay into the system. If some of the military people stay in for 20
years and get out as an E-7 you may receive a pension of $1,000 per month,
and the very people who placed you in harms way receive a pension of
$15,000 per month. I would like to see our elected officials pick up a
weapon
and join ranks before they start cutting out benefits and lowering pay for
our
sons and daughters who are now fighting.

"When do we finall! y do something about this ??"

If this doesn't seem fair to you, it is time to forward this
to as many people as you can.

What's a Military Family Worth?
by Rush Limbaugh, March 11, 2002

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