Among the problems critics have raised with the plan, the biggest is that non-citizens stand to receive more money from the U.S. government than gold star families if the plan becomes reality.
Currently, the U.S. government pays the family of fallen service members $100,000 in "death gratuity"; the payments are tax exempt. The families of service members also have the option to collect a maximum of $400,000 in life insurance, but service members have to pay into the insurance plan to receive its benefits.
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