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[4sarge]

Obama Proposes Cutting Slain Officers Program by Nearly Half, Based on 'Decrease' in Expected Claims


By DEVLIN BARRETT
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration wants to cut almost in half a benefits program for the families of slain police and safety officers.

The president's proposed budget calls for cutting the Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits Program from $110 million to $60 million.

The Justice Department insisted no one would lose benefits.

"Any family member who is eligible for benefits under this program will receive them," said Justice Department spokeswoman Melissa Schwartz.

Budget documents say the reduction is being made because "claims are anticipated to decrease," apparently because the number of officers killed in the line of duty has been decreasing.

The proposal is being made just days before Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to attend ceremonies in Washington honoring slain officers.

"It makes us kind of nervous. While we aren't panicking, it certainly has increased our concern, coming a week before National Police Week," said Suzie Sawyer, executive director of Concerns of Police Survivors, a group taking part in next week's events.

Sawyer said as long as the number of police and safety officers killed doesn't increase too much, the amount of money offered in the budget could be enough. And she noted that in the past, the government has found more money for the program when it needed more, such as following the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.

The program pays benefits of more than $300,000 to the survivors of a safety officer killed in the line of duty.

There were 133 police officers killed in the line of duty last year, the lowest amount since 1960, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

The group said killings of police officers are up 21 percent so far in 2009, compared to the same period the year before.

[Bigum1969]

Seems this would be one area they should make sure is adequately funded.

Think about it, Bank of America burns through $110 million in bailout funds in an afternoon.

[jeremy]

Huh...
Come on you can not expect the military to be the only budget cut in a Democratic political environment.

[jediagh]

There will be NO BUDGET CUTS. I6BO may be the messiah but Congress is full of democrats foaming at the mouth for finally being able to spend, spend, spend since they now have full control. Just like the Rs before them they don't give a damb what the president says. Ironic hu?

[Bill of Rights]

This SOBin' MFer is doing his damndest to piss off the whole country, with the exception of the people he's trying to make dependent upon gov't to live, and my bet is that once he has them under his thumb with no way out, he'll on them, too.

While I do not advocate this and do not wish to see it happen, I will say that it seems like those pulling his strings are trying to get him assassinated. Think about it: He gets killed in office, therefore never having to prove his eligibility for it, AWB-author Biden steps into the Oval Office, and voila! ready-made "crisis" for Rahm Emanuel to exploit.

I have not hoped for someone to survive his term this much since GHWB had Danny Quayle as his veep.

Now, if we can get the House and preferably the Senate back, I'd be all over some scandal causing them to be impeached and removed.... that would cause no one any physical harm and would also have the side benefit of creating no martyrs.



Blessings,
Bill

[Blue Tile Spook]

Bill, the word that you are searching for is "martyr."

[Bill of Rights]

Originally Posted by Bill of Rights

This SOBin' MFer is doing his damndest to piss off the whole country, with the exception of the people he's trying to make dependent upon gov't to live, and my bet is that once he has them under his thumb with no way out, he'll on them, too.

While I do not advocate this and do not wish to see it happen, I will say that it seems like those pulling his strings are trying to get him assassinated. Think about it: He gets killed in office, therefore never having to prove his eligibility for it, AWB-author Biden steps into the Oval Office, and voila! ready-made "crisis" for Rahm Emanuel to exploit.

I have not hoped for someone to survive his term this much since GHWB had Danny Quayle as his veep.

Now, if we can get the House and preferably the Senate back, I'd be all over some scandal causing them to be impeached and removed.... that would cause no one any physical harm and would also have the side benefit of creating no martyrs.



Blessings,
Bill

Originally Posted by Blue Tile Spook

Bill, the word that you are searching for is "martyr."

Yep. And I used it, too!

[Blue Tile Spook]

LOL Yep, you did. I just thought I would simplify your post by using just the one word.

Like you, I hope that no violence comes to him ("O"). The fallout would be incalculable.

[jeremy]

What you don't like "Honest" Joe?
OK How about Rahm, Surely he is a stand up kinda guy, right?

[Dogman]

JMO, I think BHO is a POS.