Victim/Military compensation
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Gato_Solo
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Luis G said:
Hate to burst your bubble, Luis G, but the FAA runs the radar inside the US, not the military. In fact, there are very few air corridores that the military has exclusive rights to. The reason the military response to 9/11 was lacking is because of the following inactions
1. FAA didn't follow the rulebook about what to do if a plane leaves it's flightplan, and won't answer the radio.
2. The Air Force response time for an incident such as this is 15 minutes on average. Even if we knew what was going on, by the time a US fighter got to the scene, the first aircraft would've already crashed.
As usual, there's always somebody who wants to blame the military for anything bad that happens. You are out of line on this one, Luis, and I hope you understand everything I wrote.
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As for the military compensation, here's what you get.
1. $6,000 USD for death/burial benefits
2. Any back-pay owed, to include any unused leave.
3. $2000 USD per family member for survivor benefits
4. Life insurance up to $500,000 USD...provided you opt for the higher amounts to the tune of around $40 USD per month. I have the lower amount of $250,000 USD, and I pay around $20 USD per month.
Luis G said:
Actually, it worked exactly as it was supposed to work. They knew where the planes were & knew they weren't supposed to be there. They did lose contact when the blackboxes got shutoff, so they had to visually ID the planes. There was no setup for highjacked planes being flown into NYC or DC. Previously, they heard from the highjacker & got demands. From now on, they'll scramble fightres first & ask questions later.
Aunty Em
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There is a difference between civilian compensation and military compensation...
Civilian compensation is usually a one off payment...
Military compensation is a lump sum plus a pension, often for life. If you consider how long that pension is paid for then it can reach quite a substantial sum over time. I do however think that the lump sum and the pension should be paid at higher than present rates. They should take a more realistic view of just what it costs to care for a young family these days.
Civilian compensation is usually a one off payment...
Military compensation is a lump sum plus a pension, often for life. If you consider how long that pension is paid for then it can reach quite a substantial sum over time. I do however think that the lump sum and the pension should be paid at higher than present rates. They should take a more realistic view of just what it costs to care for a young family these days.
outside looking in
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Less than $10,000 up front (not counting life insurance policy... that should hopefully be roughly the same for civilians and military), and around $1000/month afterwards (for one child... ~$800/month after that child turns 18).
Figure $1000/mo at 12 mo/yr for say 50 years. $600,000? How's that compare to $1.85 million? Less than a third, and that's assuming you have a 50 yr. old 18 yr. old child.
Figure $1000/mo at 12 mo/yr for say 50 years. $600,000? How's that compare to $1.85 million? Less than a third, and that's assuming you have a 50 yr. old 18 yr. old child.
outside looking in
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outside looking in
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I didn't feel like doing any more complex math than simply A x B.Q said:mmmmm, could you explain this concept??outside looking in said:that's assuming you have a 50 yr. old 18 yr. old child.
Therefore, I took the rough compensation for widow + single child and carried that monthly compensation through for 50 years. It was a conservative estimate, because I didn't lower the compensation after the child reached 18 years old (or 21, or whatever it was). Thus, the math is correct for 50 years assuming the child never ages past 21 or so.
You shoulda just said so...I woulda ran away