Military Abuse & Disparity

A friend of mine sent this to me and after serving 8 plus years active-duty U.S. Army (E-6, Staff Sgt.) and 8-plus years Air Force Civil Service (GS-12) this makes me cringe to think how we are treating our veterans today.  This is worth republishing:

By Rush Limbaugh:

“I think the vast differences in compensation between victims of the September 11 casualty and those who die serving our 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 11. 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 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.?

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. (more…)

The Chamber Commerce?

According to CNN’s Lou Dobbs, “The U.S. Chamber of Commerce opposes a ‘Buy American’ provision in the government’s massive spending bill.” Dobbs decided to make a statement, via his CNN’s nightly show, to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce by asking on his nightly poll, “Do you believe the U.S. Chamber of Commerce should, in the interest of honesty, drop ‘U.S.’ from its title?”

When I voted at 8:23 Central Time  on CNN the results were 2,810 people in favor of taking the “U.S.” out of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with only a mere 187 voting otherwise. It was a 94% landslide that the Chamber has gone too far especially when they are supported by so many American business owners and citizens. Where is their patriotism?  We’re in tough times and now the Chamber of Commerce is betraying us? (more…)

U.S. Senate Showdown With Governor

Will if this country doesn’t have enough political problems already, according to CNN, the U.S. Senate is refusing to accept Roland Burris into the Senate–and this isn’t Republican against Democrats, its all of them.  Seems all Senators, from all political parties are not too happy that Burris, appointed by the Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich, to fill the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, comes with controversy.  

The controversy is that Blagojevich “was arrested December 9, accused by federal authorities of corruption, including allegedly trying to sell Obama’s seat for personal gain.”  Now ain’t that just Skippy.  Is Al Capone still alive in Illinois? 
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