R000002
Thursday, March 07, 2002 5:16 PM
Re: Victim Compensation Fund (9/11)
I feel it is an absolute atrocity the people directly affected by the
destruction of the Twin Towers are going to become rich over this
tragedy. I feel they, of course, are due SOME compensation, but
referencing your own 'Loss Calculation Tables' many of these people are
going to become INSTANT millionaires. In my mind this is absolutely
unacceptable! This is a terrible precedent to set. I say give the
victims families one years wages and the children a fully paid college
education. Period!!! Of course, without prejudice, the fallen/injured
police and fireman and their immediate families should get MUCH more.
I am retired U.S Navy... I, by choice, gave my country the best 20 years
of my life. It is no secret that much of what was promised career
military in the 50s and 60s has evaporated. In truth, we haven't even
been given a decent cost of living raise in the 14 years its been since
I retired. And our pensions are not near what our 'government
employees' counterparts are. Basically, guess what I am saying is,
"Where is our million dollars?' We certainly earned it.
Also, giving the victims of 9/11 so much sets up a free for all for
future incidents. Are we going to henceforth make all families of
tragedies of this type millionaires? What about the families and
victims of the Trade Center bombings in 1993? Or the Oklahoma City
Bombing? Or the victims of the many tornados, earthquakes, and tornados
in our country every year? Or the families of the people killed on our
highways everyday? Or the shooting victims families? The list is endless.
And the victims of the Twin Towers were not the only ones hurt by the
attack. What about all the people laid off from their jobs because of
it? Perhaps we should give all them a million dollars also...
In summary, giving these people so much is a BAD idea. Let them make it
in this world just like the rest of us. We all know this war against
terror is going to be lengthy and costly both in money and lives. Our
kids (soldiers) are giving THEIR lives for this campaign and their
beneficiaries only get $100,000. Let's get realistic!
Individual Comment
Las Vegas, NV