Compared to what some of those people who were killed would have made in a lifetime, it's a pittance.
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.
And whose fault is that? We were in control of Congress for the last 10 years and the White House for the last six. If benefits needed to be fixed, they could easily have been fixed at any time. Why is Limbaugh only bringing this up now as opposed to years ago?
Rush is playing class warfare games and crying crocodile tears, he can go toss hay.
"And whose fault is that? We were in control of Congress for the last 10 years and the White House for the last six. If benefits needed to be fixed, they could easily have been fixed at any time. Why is Limbaugh only bringing this up now as opposed to years ago?
Rush is playing class warfare games and crying crocodile tears, he can go toss hay."
Please note that the poster misdated the Rush piece, it was really March 11, 2002.