Posted on 05/08/2011 1:16:35 PM PDT by lowbridge
Two members of Congress from New York City say that up to $50 million in Osama bin Laden bounty money should go to first responders, survivors and victims' family members from the Sept. 11 attacks.
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I live in NY. I don’t have numbers but weren’t these families given a lot already? Why not take the 50mm and give it to the families of all who died trying to catch Osama?
If I remember correctly, they have been compensated, the money should be given to the survivors of servicemen killed in the war against terrorism.
I say give it to who it is owed to. There was a contract, we should pay up. This crap pisses me off. Sure, I would like to see the families get money and the troops get money, but we gave our word. If our word means nothing, fine, we can let it go at that.
In Obama’s treatment of the GM and Chrysler shareholders, we have already seen that legal contracts are dead. Who on earth would take a chance investing their own money now?
I think this tendency is as dangerous as anything going on in government today.
I'm good with legitimate related Medical Bills for First Responders, but I thought that was already taken care of as well?
Sounds kind of like Vote buying by the despicable Weiner Dog
I tend to agree. I personally feel that the SEALS should get a nice “check” as well. I realize they don’t do what they do for profit but sometimes appreciation can be shown with some money thrown their way. IMHO
This was a reward, not a slush fund. Our intelligence people did all the work and the military finished the job. This was strictly to shake info out of locals over there. As far as any report is concerned, non came forward. There is no way this should go to the families. Those families got huge sums of money after 911 anyway.
Deposit it in al Zawahiri’s Swiss bank account, almost secretly.
The whole reason we took out the bounty was to encourage bounty hunters.
If offer bounties but don’t give it to the people who did the footwork and brought the bounty in, it defeats the purpose of offering the reward.
That said:
It’s also a breach of contract - you’d think a bunch of lawyers would already know this, but we’re dealing with libs.
I say the reward is null and void.
-PJ
There is no $50 million. It doesnt exist. Goverent would have to borrow it. We and our children have to pay it back.
Yeah. Tony the Weiner and Jabba the Nadler can each contribute 25 million of their own money! Works for me! I’m sick of commie politicians always wanting to spend OTHER PEOPLE’S ****ING MONEY SO THEY CAN GET REELECTED!!!!
I think the money should go to the military MWR funds. Some to each service, they all contributed.
I don’t think Obama wants the CIA Gitmo interrogators to get the 50 million.
50 million to spread among 300+ million? After all, aren’t we all 9/11 survivors?
Nonsense! These families already got a lot, far more than the families of the Oklahoma City attack.
I vote that the reward money should go to reducing our national debt even though it is just a drop in the bucket.
Typical of those two despicable thieves that they are pushing ways to give away money that ISN’T THEIRS. Trying to buy votes.
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