>Love him or hate him, he nailed this one right on the head...and I have
>never supported him. But on this note, I do!
> ( I have not checked the numbers but none the less our military personal need a raise) hair2dye
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> > > By Rush Limbaugh
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>I think the vast differences in compensation between victims of
>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
>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
>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.
>
>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.
