Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Tuesday, January 22, 2002 9:54 PM Victims' Compensation To Whom It May Concern: I would like to add my comments about the allocation of funds to the victims of this horrendous act. There is no way that anyone can be compensation for the loss of a life. There is no disputing that. My perception of what I hear and read has left an impression boarding on greed on the part of some families. It appears there will be families that receive no compensation under this act due to other sources that are to be subtracted off from a "proposed settlement" I see nothing wrong with this. I don't think the intent of the law was for the American taxpayers to finance everyone's life according to the style they were living prior to 9/11. I receive $25,000 per year in retirement benefits; it is just a matter of time before I can no longer pay for health insurance. So when I hear that the minimum payment is $250,000 - I see that as my income over the next 10 years before taxes. No other sources of income. That's life and you make do. Assistance is meant to tide people over until they get on their feet. Unfortunately that may mean tough choices for some - getting a job and selling the house. It goes on everyday in this country for the average American. With the $1.6 million average payout (excluding charity and other benefits) I can't agree with a change in the distribution of funds. That's a great deal of money to be deducted from the award to end up with nothing. Again, I don't think the American taxpayer should be required to support families who have income exceding the maximum payouts from this law. Thank you for allowing me this opportunity to express my views Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-22 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojN002367.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-01-22