[CW] Fw: Military compensation vs. 9-11 victims

[Larry L. Ravlin]

----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Marchant <marchantr@t-online.de>
To: roger j. marchant <rjmarchant@fbx.com>; Larry L. Ravlin
<sheepdip@bossig.com>; Henry Hayes <hhayes@tnni.net>
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 8:20 AM
Subject: Military compensation vs. 9-11 victims


> >
> > >  by Rush Limbaugh, March 11, 2002
> > >
> > >  I think the vast differences in compensation between the victims of
the
> > > September 11 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 11.
> > >
> > > 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 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.
> > >
> > >  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 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 50 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 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
> > > being 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 harm's 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?"
> > >
> > >  If this doesn't seem fair to you, it is time to forward this to as
> many
> > > people as you can.
> > >
> > > God, yes, GOD Bless America, and those who protect her!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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