My sister-in-law sent this to me.
Is this Fair? – This is interesting 😕 😕 😕
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What’s a Military Family Worth?
by Rush Limbaugh, March 11, 2002
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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“Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst
of emotion but the tranquil and steady
dedication of a lifetime.”-Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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“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
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Coming from a military family and having actually served in the military myself, I know what he is talking about in terms of raises and housing. While I agree that the families should get compensation, I don’t agree with the figures. It’s no wonder so many leave the military. They just aren’t treated as they should.