interesting and some truth. supprised to see somebody that reads rush limbaugh. -----Original Message----- From: Chester Worwa To: [log in to unmask] Sent: 10/29/2002 7:01 PM Subject: Fwd: Death Benefits? by Rush Limbaugh I thought this was interesting. --- [log in to unmask] wrote: > From: [log in to unmask] > Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 15:56:36 EST > Subject: Death Benefits? by Rush Limbaugh > To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], > [log in to unmask], > [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], > [log in to unmask], > [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], > [log in to unmask], > [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], > [log in to unmask], > [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], > [log in to unmask], > [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], > [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Death Benefits? > > 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 who are getting > an average of $1.185 > million up to $4.7 million are complaining that it's > not enough. > > We also learned 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 50 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 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 being > 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 harm's 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. > > God, yes, GOD, Bless America, and those who protect > her! > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/