Paying American victims of terrorism in the US would reduce our fears and reduce military action.

[Akamai]

I remember thinking shortly after the fear started following 9-11, that if the United States would indemnify victims who had suffered terrorism in the United States, this would reduce much of the fear that many of us have.

That is, I would be much less concerned about the "bogeyman" that is terrorism if I knew that if I was in a public place and a bomb went off and I died, my family would not suffer financial loss.

This is incredibly inexpensive as compared to our waging our wars overseas. There would be much less spilling of blood and treasure, etc.

The fact that the lobbyists for the military-industrial complex would hate this approach further indicates to me that it is a worthwhile road to take.

I've never heard anyone suggest this in a national forum but it sure makes sense to me, with the alternative at this point being that we should marshal all of our military forces and target it on a country, while being fearful, fearful, fearful of being a victim.

Any thoughts at all about this? (I think it can be determined fairly readily what a valid "terroristic attack" actually is.)

[Betty88]

1. Check out the Zagota bill

"The House on Wednesday approved legislation to provide billions of dollars for medical treatment to rescue workers and residents of New York City who suffered illnesses from breathing in toxic fumes, dust and smoke at ground zero."

This was passed several years ago and recently republican have been trying to block extending it, do a little Google to learn more.

BTW. If a person is accepted to the program they never have to pay income tax on SSI, Or SSID. And there is a program to get money to the victims and family.

I got cancer fixing communications lines at WTC so believe me when the money is nice but it will not ever remove the things I saw, or the weeks of smelling the smoke blow over my home in Brooklyn.