dojW000084.xml

dojW000084.xml

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2001-11-06

Tuesday, November 06, 2001 11:38 AM
From my viewpoint

After reading an article in The Kansas City Star and noticing that public
comments are welcome, I believe:

Compensation should be reduced by the amount that victims' families receive
from other sources. The playing field should be leveled for the lower-paid
segment of victims who were limited to lesser salaries, pensions and perhaps
could not afford insurance.

An appeal process should be in order, but compensation for attorney fees of
disgruntled recipients should not be paid. Why make the attorneys wealthy by
this tragedy? The money available should go to the victims and not be diluted
by exorbitant payments to lawyers (and they do charge exorbitant fees).

If overly huge compensation payments are made in this first tragic event, how
can we afford to continue to make overly huge compensation payments to future
victims of terrorist attacks? Let's be realistic and make reasonable payments
to victims' families. Who knows what is around the corner and what other
expenses this war on terrorism will cost the public.


Individual Comment

2001-11-06