P000163
Saturday, January 26, 2002 12:53 PM
911/Victim Compensation
The Following comments are not to mitigate the 911 survivors/victims'
suffering nor begrudge them the money they are receiving :
1. How much are the families of the US military personnel killed in
Afghanistan receiving for their deaths? SGLI is still only $2-300,000 I
believe (and only if the service men/women purchased the full insurance
benefit). Dependents will get DICOMP but does that average out to what
the 911 victims will receive. Are not these families just as deserving?
Should they not get the average $1.6 million going to the 911 victims.
2. The OKLA victims are right. What makes them different? McViegh was a
homegrown terrorist, so may the Anthrax terrorist. Should they not be
compensated also?
3. With the precedent of paying the victims of 911, how will the federal
government ever pay all the survivors/victims if a terrorist group
nuked a major city?
4. This precedent will also surely reinforce those who think the
government or someone owes them something when faced with a personal
tragedy. Will/can the federal government become the next insurance
company for all things bad that happen to you?
5. Is the federal money offered in addition to the money the victims
will receive from the charitable giving (not taxing)of the American
people?
6. Finally, with all the carping supposedly being done by some of the
911 victims that the 1.6 million is not enough, I begin to resent the
fact that this nations tax dollars are being spent. Not enough for
them--what about the wives and families of a dead servicman.
We all die and some of us will die accidentally. Most plan or insure for
this event. I don't expect the Government to give my family $1.6 million
when and if I die accidently.
I think we are making bad policy/precedent.
Thank you for your time.
Very Respectfully,
Individual Comment
Grand Rapids Michigan