W000414
Monday, November 19, 2001 9:05 PM
Collateral sources
To Whom This May Concern:
If I understand this correctly, a person who received greater compensation
from their insurance company for the death of a family member than another
person, will receive less compensation from the federal government.
I believe every person who lost a loved one is entitled to the same amount of
compensation from the federal government. No one person should be entitled
any more or any less than someone else.
Many of the people who died in the trade center were middle to upper middle
class people. But being one, I can tell you that we all have bills to pay.
I have a higher mortgage, pay higher taxes, etc. I am not wealthy and
neither was my friend who died. His family is not wealthy today. They
should not be penalized for properly insuring themselves. Many single people
who died and did not have mortgages and families didn't need as much
insurance. I know what it costs to run the day to day household of a
family.
Again, no one should be penalized for preparing correctly and paying for
insurance for years or having friends that will contribute to fund to help
them. All of this should have nothing to do with the federal governments
compensation.
I feel very strongly that the amount each person receives should be equal to
their loss. In this case each family lost a family member. There is no one
who lost one family member who should get any less money, FOR ANY REASON,
than anyone else.
Individual Comment
Woodcliff Lake, NJ