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Originally posted by pan6467
You know, Mike Trivisonno today (dj on Cleveland's WTAM 1100AM), talked about this today and said something that truly made sense.
How much do we pay the miltary member's family who are over there giving their lives?
We're paying mostly rich white people's relatives off for losing a loved one who just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. AND SOME OF THE WTC FAMILIES ARE TELLING THE GOVERNMENT IT ISN'T ENOUGH????????
Meanwhile, we have men and women dying in Iraq (politics and feelings about the war aside, they are risking life and limb to service this great country) and their families get a coffin with a flag and maybe the $50,000 life insurance policy.
I know the families from the OKC bombing got a little something, (like $150,000), does anyone know if the Pentagon families or families of the people on the planes got anything? And how did this great government decide that those in the WTC were worth at least 10x those in OKC?
This isn't a ploitical issue and should not be, as I remember Bush AND Lady Ice Queen Clinton and others from BOTH parties stood together on this.
Sad. All I can say is, if you find it as pathetic as I do please write your congressman an e-mail, snail mail or call his office.
Paying for civilian tragedies and doing nothing for the ones in harm's way...... what a country at times.
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If I'm reading this right, I think the WTC families got more money because the government was able to seize money from illegal funds. Also I think there were some law suits filed on behalf of the family targeting the house of Saud on instances of terrorism.