[The Old Hoosier]

Have you actually read about this "generous financial offer"???? It is 1 million dollars. Payable over 20 years.

Sorry to sound callous, but

1)Why should they get more than the family of a serviceman who actually volunteers for his country and dies in battle?

2) Charities collected billions to help the victims of 9-11. Why is the government paying even a single dime?

3) Two words: "life insurance." Any of us may die at any time, it's our responsibility to provide for our own families, not the government's. A terrorist attack is no excuse for leaving your family financially vulnerable.

[Beck_isright]

"1)Why should they get more than the family of a serviceman who actually volunteers for his country and dies in battle?"

No, as a vet this always chaffed my rear.

"2) Charities collected billions to help the victims of 9-11. Why is the government paying even a single dime?"

Because the opportunistic idiots who are politicians offered it. Personally speaking, the airlines and the CEO's should pay since their corporations were ultimately responsible.

"3) Two words: "life insurance." Any of us may die at any time, it's our responsibility to provide for our own families, not the government's. A terrorist attack is no excuse for leaving your family financially vulnerable."

NO disagreement there. But to the window washer who earns $24,000 per year or janitor who makes $30,000 per year, life insurance is a distant thought. I do have some compassion as does W. My anger is not with the payout or having to force some life insurance policies to pay out (Allstate tried to use the "war" clause as an out to avoid paying families). My anger is with the absolute lack of criminal prosecution of the executives and bureaucrats who allowed this to happen.