N002344

Tuesday, January 22, 2002 6:39 PM
Compensation Act

Hello,
I'd like to voice my opinion on this and say that I do NOT agree with this act at all. It is not the taxpayers duty to provide compensation when there's nobody left to sue. Now I respect the fact that the Airlines will go under if they had to provide the $$$ for these families and the market can't take them going out of business. But it is not right to take the taxpayers money and award it to the families of this horrible disaster. With the potential of 1.6 million dollars as an average, I feel it is just way over the top.
I've been working for 16 years and I haven't even earned $80,000 yet. Now i'm married and am currently furthering my education with a scholarship i won in a competition. My wife is the only one with an income and believe me when i say that we watch every dime closley. We simply cannot afford this. Especially when they say that this is only the beginning. Will we continue to make victims millionaire's over night? And how about the victims at the Oklahoma bombing or the Embassies or even the father that get's shot down in Compton? What of them and their's? Will we always be liable? Me?
I believe that there are other options available to compensate them with. The siezed assets of all of theterrorist organizations would be one way. Where's all of that money? How about all the charities? Where's all of that money? How about the airlines insurance companies because after all it is their fault for allowing the terrorists to get through their security gates? Where's that money?
Let's face it. There is nothing in the constitution that guarantees that as american citizens and travelers to America, that they will be protected and secure against harm. And it most certainly does not read that in the case of such a disaster that the American citizens will make them millionaires. I can't believe the people we elect to come up with this crap and spoon feed it to us like we're a bunch of 2 year olds.
We need to hold the countries and the financial orginazitions who harbored and supported the terrorist organisations responsible and make them compensate the families for this horrible situation. Just like Germany is doing for what happened there, and that was almost 60 years ago.
Sincerley,
Broke!!!!

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