N001344
Friday, January 04, 2002 2:38 PM
WTC Victim's Compensation Fund
Dear Sir:
My name is and I am the husband of
who was killed in tower 2 of the WTC on September 11. I writing to
complain of the offer that Kenneth Feinberg as Special Master is making
to families of the victims. was for
, and as such, received a salary
and bonuses commensurate with her difficult and demanding job. As
responsible parents to our four year old daughter, , and to
ourselves we had life insurance for . According to Feinberg's
governement offer for the loss of income and related
compensation, we as a family would receive essentially nothing. In
addition, if part of the purpose of the government compensation is to
prevent litigation, then this policy clearly forces families like ours
to litigate for the pain and suffering that experienced as well as
other families that I know who lost executives at . It is
particular upsetting to make distinctions between victims with
life insurance and those without since it penalizes responsible families
who have been paying life insurance premiums for years. It is also
terribly insulting to the victims who lost their lives in this attack to
find that their own government is trying to nickel and dime their
surviving families while huge bailouts are occuring for big business.
I want to say that I am not the only member of a victim's family with
this reaction to the present "offer". It is very hurtful to be wronged
by an attack that led to the death of our spouses, and then to be
wronged by a government trying to be cheap in the face of a national
disaster. I urge that you the government offer be fair to all victims of
the WTC disaster. To do less is to extend the disaster and the
suffering.
Sincerely,
Individual Comment
New York, NY