Don't know if the numbers are correct, but it woudln't suprise me if they are, or atleast close.

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 compla ining 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 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 u sually 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 . 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.

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 ma ny people as you can.

How many people
CAN YOU
send this to?

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How many
WILL YOU

As much as I don't like Rush, he has a VERY valid point.

Great post Dip, i'm forwarding it on!

Ditto.

Me too

As a military member with an eventual deployment with 3 kids and a husband, this thought keeps me up quite a bit.

Why is the 9/11 compensation so much?

actually why is there any compensation at all? if a crazy person walks into my place of business and kills me will my family receive compensation..I think not. Military is a different story they put their lives on the line defending our country and should be compensated in case of death. Smacks of guilt to me! They died because we(our country) failed to protect them when we new something was gonna happen theory! In either case compensation should be collected from those guilty of causing the deaths, I think about 10 billion barrels of oil will be a good start in paying off the debt.

To win votes?

To look like they're doing something good?

Knee-jerk reactions?

Gotta be one of those 3.