N001936
Thursday, January 17, 2002 11:26 AM
(no subject)
Dear Mr. Zwick,
My name is . My husband, , worked at and was killed on 9/11/01. We have two small children
ages 6 and 4. I am writing to you to explain that as the victims
compensation fund now stands it will not help me at all. After deducting my
collateral assets, I would not benefit with the plan. Please understand that
social security now pays half my bills and investing our other assets i.e.:
Life insurance and my husbands self-funded 401K plan I will not be able to
make up the difference. I do not understand why congress has made the
statutes for this plan to subtract these collateral assets made by prudent,
caring husbands and fathers like actually count against us and leave us netting nothing from the plan. Why would I and many like me sign away all
our rights so that we can walk away with what Ken Feinberg is now saying is
the floor of $250,000? Is this fair? I feel that the plan must be revised by
the special master to increase the $250,000 on the non-economic side and to
use up-to-date New York tables on the economic side. I also feel the
congress and senate should revise the statutes to remove life insurance and
social security as a collateral asset since it is never deducted from
settlements in tort law suits. It is also extremely unfair for us to have to
go into this fund blind, not knowing what our exact compensation is until we
have signed away all our rights and then find out we would not benefit and
have no other recourse. Please help to make changes to the Victim's
Compensation Fund so that all victim's families will get what is rightfully
coming to them.
Sincerely,
Individual Comment
Setauket New York