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| Whats a Military Family Worth???
What's a Military Family Worth?
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 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.
"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 a 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. 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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