9/11 Victims Compensation Averaged 3.1 Million Each
A new report by the Rand Institute for Social Justice says that victims of the 9/11 attacks received a total of $31.2 billion in compensation, averaging out to 3.1 million per victim.
Insurers paid 51 percent of the overall total, or about $19.6 billion. The government distributed $15.8 billion, or 42 percent, and charities paid $2.7 billion, or 7 percent.
"Victims" does not refer only to family members of those killed. It also covers businesses, emergency workers, first responders, and
displaced residents, workers who lost their jobs, and those who suffered emotional problems or were exposed to environmental dangers.
Businesses received 61% of the total amount.
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