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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. 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 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.
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.
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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