And so it goes (US policy)

[Kip Powick]

Whether you like Rush Limbaugh or not, this is worth reading!

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 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 ??"

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Interesting editorial for those that like to complain about the Canadian governmental system. It is not just our system that is self serving for the politicians. Seems they have a pretty good pension trough as well!!

Being like the U.S. doesn't automatically mean our problems would go away.