Greetings All
As much as I despise Rush Limbaugh, this time he was actually right on the money. I commend you Rush, for putting this in perspective for us when nobody else would even talk about it. Where are our values. Where are our principles.
Even from the mouths of abrasive talk show hosts, oft-times, come gems.
~Limbaugh Nailed?This One~
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Love him or loathe him, he nailed this one right on the head..........
By Rush Limbaugh:
I
think the vast differences in compensation between victims of the
September 11 casualty and those who die serving our 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
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 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 who are getting an average of $1.185 million up to $4.7 million are complaining
that it's not enough.?Their deaths were tragic, but for most, they were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.?
Soldiers put themselves in harms way FOR ALL OF US, and they and their families know the
dangers. (Actually, soldiers are put in harms way by politicians and commanding
officers..)
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 e 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 lo w-rent
housing.?Make sense?
However,
our own US Congress voted themselves a raise. 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 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, they may receive a pension of $1,000 per month, and the very people who
placed them in harm's way receives a pension of $15,000 per month.
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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.
How many people
CAN YOU
send this to?
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How many
WILL YOU
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