N001528
Friday, January 11, 2002 2:21 PM
Deduction of Social Security Benefits Should Be Reduced by
Amount Paid into Social Security by Victims
To whom it may concern,
Deduction of Social Security Benefits Should Be Reduced by Amount
Paid to Social Security by Victims
If the final rules require the victim's compensation award to be reduced by
the present value of Social Security benefits to be received, I believe it
is only just and equitable that the deduction for Social Security benefits
be reduced by the amount of money that the victim, and his or her employer,
paid into the Social Security program over the course of his or her working
life.
The victim should not be penalized for having paid a significant amount of
money into Social Security. It is fair to say that the victim's payments
into Social Security, like premiums paid for a life insurance policy, if not
diligently paid over the years by the victim, could have been used to
purchase assets that would today not be required to be deducted from the
victim's compensation amount.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Individual Comment
, brother of (victim)