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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: YlangYlangBreeze who wrote (43482)	2/5/2002 1:31:55 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 82486

I am not so sure they are entitled to anything. There may be some rationale in the fact that many of the emergency workers acted above and beyond the call of duty, and we like to reward heroes or their heirs. But in general, it is not, I think, a matter of entitlement. The government commonly provides emergency relief, as when there is devastation from a hurricane, and private organizations may receive voluntary donations for the benefit of survivors. If there is an excess of funds, it should be because of the open- handed generosity of those who want to show their solidarity with the victims' families, not a matter of government entitlement. If the government does allocate an enormous bonus, it is a matter of sentimentality and national feeling, and can only be indulged for the symbolic significance of embracing the survivors as a nation.

To: YlangYlangBreeze who wrote (43482)	2/5/2002 1:32:22 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

It was a settlement. In order to get a payment, the family agrees to waive the right to sue the government for its negligence in allowing the 9/11 attack. As we all know, Clinton refused to apprehend Bin Laden when given multiple opportunities.

To: YlangYlangBreeze who wrote (43482)	2/5/2002 1:32:24 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

"Can someone, someone other than CH, please explain to me, by what rationale, the surviving family memebers of 9/11 attack are entitled to anything, other than normal pensions of firefighters or policemen killed on the job?" Mourners all over the country donated money to the Red Cross and other relief organizations with the specific requirement that it go to the families of the victims. The Red Cross is now saying it has received entirely too much money to qualify as relief to this group. They would like to give it to other people needing relief but can't. I can't imagine a fire fighter not having a substantial life insurance policy. College scholarships have also been set up for the children. It does not look like the survivors will be destitute. I am sorry for their loss. The money is more about us than it is about the families of the fire fighters. What is the government pitching in?