W000141
Tuesday, November 06, 2001 6:02 PM
Equal Distribution of Monies
As a contributor to several of the organizations pledged to help victims of
9/11, I am deeply concerned about what is happening right now. It appears
that the squeaky wheels or those with lawyers will get the lion's share of
the compensation, while the rest get the leftovers.
I feel quite strongly that a centralized database needs to be developed and
used by all of the various charities. As an experienced database designer
and database administrator, it is my opinion that this should not be
daunting task. If you would like more detail about this, I would be happy
to forward my ideas.
I believe that compensation MUST be limited to direct family members only:
Legal spouses and children of victims, and parents, brothers, and sisters.
No fiances, unmarried partners, etc. Within that group, spouses and
children (dependents) should receive most of the compensation (80 or 90%).
Family income of the survivors should NOT be a factor.
If the process is opened up to other than direct family members, it will
end up in a legal quagmire, as everyone who can possibly claim some
familial link to the victims shows up with their lawyers. I do not think
that relatives of illegal aliens who died should receive compensation. In
fact, I think they should be deported. Sorry if that seems cold, but there
are legal ways to emigrate to this country.
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