I am not a fan of Rush but he made me think, and he made me mad. and I actually agree with him this time. Here's what he said " I think the vast differences in compensation between victims of the sept. 11th casualty and those who die serving our country in r profound. no one is really talking about it either, because you just dont criticize anything having to do with sept 11th. 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 sept.11th attack, you're going to get an average of $1,185.00. 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 theres a payment of $211 per
2006-12-07
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