dojN002266.xml

dojN002266.xml

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2002-01-15

1/15/2002 1:12:11 PM Eastern Standard Time


Dear Mr. Zwick,
I am a widow as of the result of the September 11th attack and that is why I am writing to
you. After going to the information
meeting that Mr. Feinberg held for the Cantor Fitzgerald families I came away a little
discouraged. I know Mr. Feinberg has
some control but I know there are others in the justice department that are helping set these
guidelines up for the
compensation amounts. There are 3 points I would like you and your colleages to consider.
1. Set a minimum amount that the families can receive. After insurance,
pensions and chartiable donations there will be little left if any.
2. Extend the tables that calculate the compensation for people who made above
$236,000 to at least $500,000. How can you expect a person to sign a legal
document forgoing any type of legal action if they have no accurate idea of what
they might end up with.
3. Make the awards and compensation consistent all the way up the chart.

I'm sure that justice department is hesitant to provide these tables and make these rewards public
because middle
America will not understand why these people are getting this money from the government. I
can just say that the people that
worked is those building were not the average working person. They were in the tops of their
fields and the countries
economic growth and development depended on them.
As well as the fact the airlines, security companies and our government let these people down.
They should have been
safe in their place of work and we should have seen this coming. Please don't take these
accusations personally I know you
are trying to do your job, I just hope you take my three points into consideration when you are
finalizing the rules.
Sincerely,
Individual Comment

2002-01-15