P000232
Monday, January 28, 2002 11:57 AM
Can someone please explain to me why parents are acting like they should get
compensation for their grown children? I do not mean to sound callous, but
when I donated money to the 9/11 funds and when I think of federal payment
for those who were lost in this tragedy, I envision payments to children or
to single parents who must now shoulder the responsibility of raising their
small children to adulthood - not a payment to somehow try and compensate
for that which can never be truly compensated for. Why do and
feel their pain alone deserves a huge amount of money? They
find $250,000 so insulting - I find it insulting that they are spending
their time whining about how it isn't fair. They degrade the memories of the
children they profess to miss so much.
Payments, if there should even be any at all, should be based upon the needs
of the family to GET BY.... to raise children and give them an education...
NOT to try and make people feel better. Shame on them for trying to make us
feel guilty for not giving them more money than most of us will ever see.
All of us have lost loved ones unexpectedly. We are not handed a check. We
are provided love and understanding from friends and we move on. To even
suggest that the government or the airlines (or any of the other groups that
I am sure lawyers can think of to sue) should be sued is an unfortunate
byproduct of the "me" attitude that has grown in this nation.
Individual Comment
Great Falls, VA