Message #25013

[patphi]

This is a subject that has irked me for a long, long time.  What about the victims families from Okalahoma?  None of them received any compensation for the loss of their loved ones.

9/11 was a terrible tragedy to hit this country.  Nothing like it has ever happened before; however, with the worldwide threats we are now experienceing - why are we setting a precedent for such compensation.

I grieve for and with the families of those who lost their loved ones.  One the other hand some of those who lose their lives would never in their whole life made a million dollars (wait staff, kitchen staff, etc.).  And others, while they were making a good salary chose to spend it on luxuries today and not save for the "rainy" day or tragedy.  Granted they could not have know what was going to happen.  Still I have heard report after report how many of those working in the Trade Centers did not even have life insurance.

While I believe as a christian and member of the human race to help those less fortunate that I, I'm not sure that means people who make more than I an choose to not save for the future.

Enough of my soap box.  But as long as the subject was opened I had to have my say.

Sorry to offend anyone.