P000079
Thursday, January 24, 2002 2:44 PM
Victim Assistance
I feel this would be a bad precedent. The Oklahoma City families were not
given this assistance. The family members of the victims of the Cole did
not receive this. I sympathize with the families, but they are already
receiving benefits that they are entitled to along with help from all the
charities started for the victims of September 11. They will also be
receiving tax benefits. If this country goes ahead with this plan, the
victims of another incident, here or abroad, will expect the same. Is there
a surplus of funds available for this? Or, will our taxes go up to cover
this expense? There are other families in this country who have been
victims of terrible crimes, have lost family members and they are coping. I
say, it is time for these families to pull themselves together, get on with
life and stop depending on government to help them through the rest of their
lives.
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