Injured parties should wait until the investigation is completed so any compensation comes from those liable. The state should not fund any restitution unless they are held liable. It was tragic, but people should not be thrown gobs of money just because somebody they were close to died (unless that person had a fat life insurance policy). Let them puruse it with whomever is found liable.
Federal compensation to survivors of the 9/11 attacks on the WTC set a dangerous precedent. The government does not underwrite individual lives against risks/occurences for which it has no liability. The voluntary market offers life insurance for premature death benefits. $2,000,000 for everyone killed was a gift funded on the backs of taxpayers. The MN bridge collapse is the same thing. That bridge had no problems until recent repair/construction resulted in parking multiple pieces of heavy equipment on it for long periods of time. Every bridge has a load bearing limit and may not anticipate things like construction projects. Everytime something bad happens the feds/state should not be giving away benefits it cannot fund. At the risk of sounding heartless, I am opposed to increased taxes to pay such benefits. Investigate the liaility and let the victims pursue those responsible.
I agree in that there are way to many possibilities at this time. Let the investigation show what was discovered, & follow-up on all leads as to what may have caused the damage to be so severe.
I think the hospital & medical costs should be set up on a payment system based on the ability to pay by each individual, so that this doesn’t make some of the injured parties homeless or reliant upon others to pprovide a home, if a direct result of the injuries they sustained in the accident.
These people did not intentionally drive over the bridge to be awarded cash, but rather were on their way traveling, and the State should have to pay out for the losses that were incurred due to their negligence in making their roadways safe for travelers. If it was unsafe, it should have been closed during the repairs and then tested prior to re-opening.
Agreed. Setting up a fund for this incident is ridiculous. Let them split up the pie of limits and then move on. If they decide to be greedy and try to go after more $$ then let them spend their own time and money to pursue those possible liable parties. As for the Dru settlement, what a joke. Yes a sad story but the State owned her family nothing.
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Injured parties should wait until the investigation is completed so any compensation comes from those liable. The state should not fund any restitution unless they are held liable. It was tragic, but people should not be thrown gobs of money just because somebody they were close to died (unless that person had a fat life insurance policy). Let them puruse it with whomever is found liable.
Federal compensation to survivors of the 9/11 attacks on the WTC set a dangerous precedent. The government does not underwrite individual lives against risks/occurences for which it has no liability. The voluntary market offers life insurance for premature death benefits. $2,000,000 for everyone killed was a gift funded on the backs of taxpayers. The MN bridge collapse is the same thing. That bridge had no problems until recent repair/construction resulted in parking multiple pieces of heavy equipment on it for long periods of time. Every bridge has a load bearing limit and may not anticipate things like construction projects. Everytime something bad happens the feds/state should not be giving away benefits it cannot fund. At the risk of sounding heartless, I am opposed to increased taxes to pay such benefits. Investigate the liaility and let the victims pursue those responsible.
I agree in that there are way to many possibilities at this time. Let the investigation show what was discovered, & follow-up on all leads as to what may have caused the damage to be so severe.
I think the hospital & medical costs should be set up on a payment system based on the ability to pay by each individual, so that this doesn’t make some of the injured parties homeless or reliant upon others to pprovide a home, if a direct result of the injuries they sustained in the accident.
These people did not intentionally drive over the bridge to be awarded cash, but rather were on their way traveling, and the State should have to pay out for the losses that were incurred due to their negligence in making their roadways safe for travelers. If it was unsafe, it should have been closed during the repairs and then tested prior to re-opening.
Agreed. Setting up a fund for this incident is ridiculous. Let them split up the pie of limits and then move on. If they decide to be greedy and try to go after more $$ then let them spend their own time and money to pursue those possible liable parties. As for the Dru settlement, what a joke. Yes a sad story but the State owned her family nothing.