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2002-01-07

Monday, January 07, 2002 12:59 PM

Thanks for the immoral transfer of my family's wealth!

My father died in December 2001. The taxes due on his estate will be
approximately $550,000. This morning, I read a news story stating that the
federal government intends to distribute from between $650,000 and
$1,200,000 to each family that lost somebody on 9-11. Who the hell do you
people think you are that you can confiscate some of my father's estate and
redistribute it to families who happen to have lost a loved one in a
different way? If you compare my family to any of the 9-11 WTC families,
the only REAL differences are that my father died in Florida, someone from
their family died in New York, and a large portion of my family's wealth is
being redistributed to theirs. Both families suffered a great personal
loss. Do you suppose we grieve less because our father was not killed by a
terrorist? What about the people in the armed services? Is the federal
government going to penalize people who don't have the right kind of
tragety and distribute some of their hard earned pay to someone else who
happens to fall into the Fed's twisted categories. Hell, our soldiers
coming back from war have not even been able to get decent health care.
I've been to the VA hospital and the conditions are disgusting. All I know
is that I don't want to see tax dollars going towards ensuring that some
investment banker's wife can keep driving her Mercedes and won't have to
work the rest of her lazy life. What happened on 9-11 was tragic for
everyone involved. But what person doesn't have anything tragic happen in
their life? Should we all try to find blame for it and expect someone to
compensate us monetarily? What a sick country we have become! You
in the federal government just keep it up!! We common, hard working, sane citizens of the U.S. hate you more with each passing day.

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2002-01-07