N001975
Friday, January 18, 2002 10:35 AM
VICTIM'S COMPENSATION FUND
My sister (38 years old) was a victim of the WTC tragedy. Under the current
plan my mother would receive nothing from the fund. My sister was at the
higher income level and was single (lived with someone for 18 yrs).
According to the tables, my sister was not worth much. The table does not
take into accound future salaries until retirement (they say each victim
would have spent most of their salaries). My sister did not have any
expenses since she lived with a man who paid all the bills, therefore she
could have saved all her earnings. My sister has also been descriminated
against for not having children, although had she lived she may have had
children.
Another concern is that my sister's insurance beneficiary was not her mother
(who is the legal "next of kin"). How can insurance be subtracted?
There should at least be a non-economic (pain and suffering) payment to all
the families without any deductions. I can't believe a human life is only
worth $250,000, especially when they were murdered!
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