N001545
Saturday, January 12, 2002 1:08 PM
Fairness
I am not convinced that the Victim Compensation Fund is an appropriate
function of our federal government, but I do recognize the validity of
arguments on either side of the issue. Since the proponents have apparently
already prevailed, I can accept the inevitability of the program.
What I cannot accept as reasonable or equitable are the provisions to reduce
beneficiary payments by the amount of existing life insurance and/or
retirement plan benefits received. Those victims who loved their families and
had the character to buy adequate life insurance, and who had the discipline
to forego present wants in order to contribute to retirement plans for their
own and their families' future comfort, are being dishonored when their
government disregards those prior commendable traits and in fact penalizes
their families because their deceased providers did the right thing!
I urge you to remove the proposal to reduce Fund benefit payments by life
insurance and retirement proceeds available to beneficiaries. That would be
doing the right thing!
Thank you for your attention and consideration.
Individual Comment
Houston, TX