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I feel the taxpayers should not have to pay for it. Were there similar sums paid to the Oklahoma victims? How about the poor families of the Alabama mine disaster shortly after 9/11?

I agree that paying the victims was a very bad idea.

For one thing, it has caused all of those other groups to put their hand out seeking cash from the government. As well as the "slavery reparations" pimps.

Besides, since when do victims of a war get a multi-million dollar payout? Heck, we don't even compensate the soldiers who die with more than a nominal death benefit.

"Besides, since when do victims of a war get a multi-million dollar payout? Heck, we don't even compensate the soldiers who die with more than a nominal death benefit."

I agree with you, what a G.I. gets as a death benefit is shocking small.

Our military do not get a death benefit. They pay for the government life insurance.

A GI gets $18/mo. deducted from their pay for life insurance. Here is a description of SGLI:

Servicemen's Group Life Insurance (SGLI)

v Automatically insured for $200,000, but may reduce or decline coverage as desired.

v Monthly premiums are the same for all personnel, $.90 per $10,000 coverage.

I did a check of on-line insurance companies, and a healthy 20 year old can get the same insurance for the same price. So when you hear that it is "GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE", it is nothing of the kind. The only way the government is involved is by requiring the G.I. to have it.

The only death benefit a G.I.'s survivor gets that is unique it the ability to stay in Government housing for 6 months free. A guess on that is approximately $3,000.

Here is a list of Military death benefits Vs Federal employees death benefits. http://www.cpms.osd.mil/icuc/attacks/Death%20Benefits%20Chart.htm

Sorry, I didn't intend to hijack the thread, but military death benefits are a sore spot with me, and every time it comes up, I intend to set the story straight.

You raise a good point. I have no problem is large sums are given to the families of our soldiers killed in Afghanistan or to the police protecting our lives. But not to the wealthy stock brokers of WTC who splurged on luxuries. But it's again the rich protecting the rich. I feel betrayed once again. If enough of us protest it might make some difference as was illustrated by O'Reilly and the Pepsi scandal.