N002227
Tuesday, January 22, 2002 10:07 AM
Absurdity of the Victims Compensation Plan
To Whom It Concerns:
The bleeding hearts need only go so far, this plan has far exceeded what
is right and just. I, like all Americans, am appalled at the actions
against all Americans on September 11, 2001. However, you have gone
overboard with this proposed compensation plan! I feel a sense of great
loss, but that does not transcend into a sense of public financial
responsibility. Not to mention the absurd estimated average death
benefit of $1,600,000.00!
My office employs 23 individuals. If today a mad bomber, shooter, truck
driver, car driver, airline pilot, helicopter pilot slammed into my
offices killing everyone, I ask this, "What would you do for us?"
Financially speaking, beyond any vested social security benefits, you
would do nothing for our combined beneficiaries. Nor should you! It is
our personal responsibility to plan for these catastrophic events, no
matter how remote the possibility. Not the federal governments
responsibility. We, moreover, you the financially irresponsible
politicians are bankrupting this country.
My conversations, with regular Americans, lead me to believe that this
position represents the silent majority of our citizens whom feel that
we have gone too far in taking financial responsibility for the victims
of 9-11. Please reconsider. Perhaps, you will roll out a plan similar
to that used for the embassy bombing in Africa, where the average victim
received a suitable government settlement of less than $100,000.
Thank you for considering my position.
Sincerely,
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