Love him or loathe him, he nailed this
one right on the head.........
By Rush Limbaugh:
I think the vast differences in compensation between victims of the September
11 casualty and those who die serving our 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 11. Well, I 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 11 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 until 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 who are getting an average of $1.185
million up to $4.7 million are complaining that it's not enough. Their
deaths were tragic, but for most, they were simply in the wrong place
at the wrong time. Soldiers put themselves in harms way FOR ALL OF US,
and they and their families know the dangers.
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 11 fami lies 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 50 years of entitlement politic s in this country. It's just really
sad. 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 Eastwhile their families have to survive on food stamps and live
in low-rent housing. Make sense?
However, our own U.S.Congress voted themselves a raise. 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 being millionaires
plus. They do not receive Soc ial 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, they may receive a pension of $1,000
per month, and the very people who placed them in harm's way receives
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 finally 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.
How many people CAN YOU send this to?
How many WILL YOU send this to?
Patrick Brassel
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