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The Military Family Tax Relief Act states the death gratuity increased from $6,000 to $12,000(non-taxable) for deaths during active duty.

2006-12-07 10:20:31 · 7 answers · asked by asu sparky 1 in Politics & Government Military

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The government should pay a million dollars on each dead soldier.

2006-12-07 10:27:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Me thinks you have no idea of what you are talking about!!!

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"The death gratuity is a one-time non-taxable payment to help surviving family members deal with the financial hardships that accompany the loss of a servicemember.

A payment of $100,000 for survivors of those whose deaths under the following conditions:

A member of an armed force under his jurisdiction who dies while on active duty or while performing authorized travel to or from active duty; "

The gratuity plus the insurance for being in a combat zone comes to a total of $500,000. A half million dollars is a lot different than the $12,000 you suggest.

2006-12-07 18:54:02 · answer #2 · answered by tom l 6 · 1 0

It's hard to say because it's the loss of a life, how do you put a price on that, but most active duty military have SGLI, my husband's is $400,000, which still isn't the same, but I mean 12,000 is plenty for a proper burial.

2006-12-07 18:28:24 · answer #3 · answered by chickpea 3 · 0 0

Kind of pathetic as a replacement to life

2006-12-07 18:23:31 · answer #4 · answered by trigunmarksman 6 · 1 0

It is no longer $250,000. The new life insurance amount is $400,000 for everyone.

2006-12-08 16:33:29 · answer #5 · answered by Shawn M 2 · 0 0

That is in addition to the 200,000 in life insurance they give you.

2006-12-07 18:31:26 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

just so you know, that's on top of the $250,000 life insurance. $500,000 if in combat zone.

2006-12-07 18:26:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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