> -----Original Message-----
> From: Deikis, John
> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 6:14 PM
> To: Spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: FW: urban myth?
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Deikis, John
> > Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 5:07 PM
> > To: 'spridgets@autox.team.net'
> > Subject: urban myth?
> >
> > Okay, Listers. Is this one of them urban myths of the cyberworld,
> > or is this all true?
> >
> >
> >
> > 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 they may receive a pension of
> > $1,000 per month, while the politicians, 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.
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