[carton253]

Hasn't 1.5 billion dollars been given to all the 9/11 funds. That equals approximately $3,000,000 per victim to be dispersed to their families and survivors...

Money, in no way, takes the place of a loved one...

But, still, that's alot of money.

I know the lawsuits are starting to role in. For some, lawsuits are because of grief. For others, it is because of greed.

Should Uncle Sam pay victim compensation? No. 9/11 was a horrendous tragedy, but, if Uncle Sam should pay for the 9/11 victims, then it will need to pay the Oklahoma City Bombing victims also and so on and so on.

If families lost their breadwinners, then give them their share of the charity giving (that's why we gave). In time, the victims' families will have to learn that life isn't fair, but still it goes on. No one can sit on the sideline with their hands out forever as the eternal victim. They will need to get up and do what the rest of us do. Work for a living. I don't know how long that will take. For them to get their bearings back. But, help should be given for that purpose. That's what happens to everyone who loses a loved one unexpectedly. Even though 9/11 was a tragedy, it doesn't rate above anyone else's tragedy.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

That's curious, because Oklahoma City was a federal building, yet the victims didn't get this kind of money. I wonder if they'll file or may be they already did a lawsuit for compensation for their pain and suffering?

[elbucko]

"I know the lawsuits are starting to role in. For some, lawsuits are because of grief. For others, it is because of greed."

One must remember that these lawsuits are promoted by the legal profession to generate fees.

After all, how can a lawyer bill a victim for one third of their compensation if not the result of a lawsuit.

And wait until the "Estate Planning Living Trust" Attorneys get their hands on the rest.

Osama Bin Laden is the best thing to happen to lawyers since asbestos.

[DonnerT]

"What You Said."