The only reason congress authorized huge payments to 9/11 families was so that they would not sue the airlines. The bill was passed because of pressure from the airlines. IIRC the payments were based on the future lifetime earnings of the person who died.
The tax payers paid off with regard to potential life-time earnings, but, as I understand, there were considerable more, private and non-private funds, added to the mix providing totally unreasonable payments, not only to the surviving immediate family, but also extended families.
Like I said, the immediate, dependent family suffering such loss needed some sort of compensation - but from the tax-payer, for other than immediate under-the-roof dependents - well that’s where I do have questions.
The tax payers paid off with regard to potential life-time earnings, but, as I understand, there were considerable more, private and non-private funds, added to the mix providing totally unreasonable payments, not only to the surviving immediate family, but also extended families.
Like I said, the immediate, dependent family suffering such loss needed some sort of compensation - but from the tax-payer, for other than immediate under-the-roof dependents - well that’s where I do have questions.
The tax payers paid off with regard to potential life-time earnings, but, as I understand, there were considerable more, private and non-private funds, added to the mix providing totally unreasonable payments, not only to the surviving immediate family, but also extended families.
Like I said, the immediate, dependent family suffering such loss needed some sort of compensation - but from the tax-payer, for other than immediate under-the-roof dependents - well that’s where I do have questions.