Reply #30: i think some did receive more, but i'll take the $2 million

[pitohui]

i actually understand his point of view

acts of terror and acts of war were specifically excluded from the insurance policies, YET the 9-11 families received hefty pay-outs anyway

if Big Insurance Companies are going to make exceptions to give money to the ppl who have the most connections & the most ability to rebuild their lives without aid, where is the logic of that, the cantor fitzgerald widows would have prob. been able to get scholarships, loans, child care, and good jobs because of their connections that the average displaced katrina victim would never be able to dream of

i don't understand the logic of providing the biggest hand-outs to the very wealthiest of the wealthy

if they are going to give such pay-outs to the rich, they should give the same -- or MORE -- to the ppl who have no connections, no education, and very limited ability to start over from nothing

the only argument i can see AGAINST jackson's proposal is that the 9-11 families lost wage-earners who were on the job, while most katrina families lost elderly or in some cases babies or small children who are not wage earners, if you are not a wage-earner, then there is no loss of income for the insurance company to pay out to your family as in their hard cold world a baby or an elder is of no financial value & is in fact a financial liability

they can damn well get on the ball & start replacing ppl's houses though, these properties do have a known value

i for one have not seen one thin dime from my insurer, and it is a major, and i had only wind damage, no flood, so there is NO ground for dispute, they are not even trying to dispute, they are just dragging their feet for i assume cash-flow reasons...