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Vagabond
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Whether you like Rush Limbaugh or not, read this!
By Rush Limbaugh
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.
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 $15,000 per month.
I would like to see our elected officials pick up a weapon and join ranks
before they start cutting out benefits and lowering pay for our sons and
daughters who are now fighting.
"When do we finally do something about this ??"
If this doesn't seem fair to you, it is time to forward this to as many
people as you can.
[note to mordel: i'd like to move this to open topic]
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Mordel
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| Posted: 02-Apr-2003 16:12 Post subject: RE: Whether you like... |
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Go ahead, no need for it to be in here.
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chihawk
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| Posted: 02-Apr-2003 16:37 Post subject: RE: Whether you like... |
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(Moved from "Saloon" to "Off Topic")
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Jade_Dragon
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| Posted: 02-Apr-2003 17:01 Post subject: RE: Whether you like... |
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I would agree that something needs to be done for the ones defending the stars and stripes.
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Nightmare
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Joined: 03-May-2002 00:00
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| Posted: 03-Apr-2003 02:52 Post subject: RE: Whether you like... |
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Inflated damage claims may have something to do with the justice system. If someone else can get a court to decide they really need several million US$, why shouldn't I? Dreaming about fantastic lawsuits isn't odd, you see them on the TV and in the papers every day. 
The way corporations count money doesn't exactly help. Everything must bring in a profit NOW, not next year. Example I just happen to like, because it's so bizarre: Mariah Carey. The 2001 album Glitter is released on September 11th, and fails to take off as well as EMI/Virgin expected. Only 2 million sold copies in the US... So the company decides dropping the artist is a good move even if it costs them the 21m signing bonus and 28m for breaking the multi-record deal. That's right, pay 49 million US$ to get rid of someone who didn't sell as much as you thought she would! 
As for politicians and ordinary citizens, well, what country doesn't have the same system? Last year our elected representatives raised their pay by 30%, since it wasn't as high as it is in other countries. Why didn't they go work in those other countries then? At the same time they told our labour unions and employer organisations that a flat 3% pay raise for all workers is fair and promotes stability. 
No wonder the recent elections didn't turn out as the politicians thought it would. Sure, the most personal votes went to the sitting prime minister. Sure, number two was no surprise, a beauty queen who's already served as a representative. Number three was none other than Tony Halme, also known as "The Viking" for wrestling fans... 
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Sir Henry
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| Posted: 03-Apr-2003 07:31 Post subject: RE: Whether you like... |
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Wouldn't that be a pay cut, for 'The Viking'?
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