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Date Posted: 12:57:46 09/11/02 Wed
Author: crystal mathews
Author Host/IP: user-0ccsmih.cable.mindspring.com / 24.206.90.81
Subject: Military Families

I thought this was something that all Military Personel should see if they have not already!



Military Family
What are we as people coming to????
What's a Military Family Worth?
by Rush Limbaugh, March 11, 2002

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 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 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
theSeptember11th 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
politics 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 when 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 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. (Note: I think that
if they paid into social security before being elected, they can collect that
also...Roy)

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 finally do something about this ??"

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