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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (27685)	4/29/2002 9:43:30 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

got this from a friend... How much is a military family worth? the vast differences in compensation between the victims of the September 11th casualty and those who die fighting terrorism while serving the 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 11th. Well, I just 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 11th 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 social security payment of $211 per month for each child under 18. When the child hits 18, those payments come to a screeching halt. Keep in mind that some of the people that are getting an average of $1.185 million up to $4.7 million are complaining that it's not enough and this money is being paid in addition to life insurance, company death benefits, pension plans, and social security benefits, etc. We also learned over the weekend that some of the victims from the Oklahoma City bombing have started an organization asking for the same deal that the September 11th families are getting. In addition to that, some of the families of those bombed in the embassies are now asking for compensation as well. Soldiers' families are left out. I see the black flags and signs all over America, "POW KIA, You are not forgotten." Does anyone really believe it?

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (27685)	4/29/2002 10:24:44 AM
From: tekboy	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

AHA! Ok, for all of you who thought I was nuts for seeing flashing ads on SI, it just happened again. When I clicked on Hawkmoon's post in my inbox, it came up with an incredibly annoying dayglo flashing banner ad on top, next to the SI logo. It said "WINNER," and then below that, "IMPORTANT: If this is flashing you are already a winner, click here to see what you've won" (or something like that). Needless to say, I didn't click, so I don't know whose scam it was, but I describe it in detail simply because nobody believed me before... tb@gotcha.com