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Admcontini
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Government Pensions
« Thread started on: Dec 16th, 2002, 5:12pm » |
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>by Rush Limbaugh, March 11, 2002
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>I think the vast differences in compensation between the victims of the
>September 11 casualty and those who die serving the country in uniform are
> rofound.
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>No one is really talking about it either, because you just don't criticize
>anything having to do with September 11.
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>Well, I just can't let the numbers pass by because it says something really
> isturbing about the entitlement mentality of this country.
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>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.
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>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.
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>Next, you get $1,750 for burial costs. If you are the surviving spouse, you
>get $833 a month until you remarry.
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>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.
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>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 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.
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>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.
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>"Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil
>and steady dedication of a lifetime," -Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.
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>Every time a pay raise comes up for the military, they usually receive next
>to nothing of a raise.
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>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.
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>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
>ension that is more than $15,000 per month, and most are now equal to being
>millionaires plus.
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>They also do not receive Social Security on retirement because they didn't
>have to pay into the system.
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>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
>laced you in harm's way receive 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.
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>"When do we finally do something about this?"
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>If this doesn't seem fair to you, it is time to forward this to as many
>eople as you can.
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>God, yes, GOD Bless America, and those who protect it!
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Re: Government Pensions
« Reply #1 on: Jan 15th, 2003, 3:54pm » |
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I actually had thought about this myself. I mean, I know 9/11 was a tragedy, but it's odd that they are getting all this money while others who die get nothing. I think Rush goes a little overboard on the military's situation, but in principle I agree, especially with the Congress part.
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