[Dante3]

I feel the taxpayers should not have to pay for it. Were there similar sums paid to the Oklahoma victims? How about the poor families of the Alabama mine disaster shortly after 9/11?

Huge amount of money was raised privately. This is fine with me. However, for taxpayers to pay out for wealthy New Yorkers (you bet if they were poor from Alabama no such would be offered) is outrageous.

[07055]

I feel the taxpayers should not have to pay for it. Were there similar sums paid to the Oklahoma victims? How about the poor families of the Alabama mine disaster shortly after 9/11?

I agree that paying the victims was a very bad idea.

For one thing, it has caused all of those other groups to put their hand out seeking cash from the government. As well as the "slavery reparations" pimps.

Besides, since when do victims of a war get a multi-million dollar payout? Heck, we don't even compensate the soldiers who die with more than a nominal death benefit.