N001629
Wednesday, January 16, 2002 8:00 AM
Victims Fund
Monday, January 14, 2002
Dear Mr. Zwick:
The purpose of this email is to provide you with my concerns relating to the
September 11th Victims Compensation Fund. My brother was
murdered in the September 11th WTC disaster.
He was a very special person to our family in many ways. The loss of my
brother has deeply affected me, as well as my brother and sister. The loss to
my mother is devastation. This loss will be with us until the end of our
days.
I have reviewed the rules of the fund and have a number of issues with it. I
believe the rules fall far short of the clear intent of what Congress
expressed. I believe you merely accepted a statue that was handed down in
creating a process or a program that would be accepted by those touched by
this terrible act.
This fund was created for only one reason...to create a compensation program
that would replace what otherwise would be overwhelming litigation against a
variety of businesses, industries, etc. The guidelines, as provided in the
Victims Fund, in the "simplest terms" are unfair, unrealistic, flawed and are
insulting. The method that was applied to derive the base tables to compute
the awards are not valid and do not reflect the actual costs and future
earnings.
How can YOU measure the worth of an individual life based upon his economic
loss? It is a very "slippery slope"" one travels down when determining which
life counts more than another life. I believe a base amount should be given
to each family---that amount as indicated in the document submitted to you by
the Family Committee---is $2,000,000. Provide this amount across the board.
Equally.
The deduction of insurance and pensions should be removed from the award
computation!!! When was the last time you heard of a jury making an award
settlement subject to subtraction of insurance and pension???????
The Victims Compensation fund was established for the correct reasons. Please
return to the original purpose of creating this fund. Fairness and Equality
for the Victims Families. Change the current guidelines NOW.
Sincerely,
Individual Comment
Scituate, Ma