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. US DEPT OF JUSTICE 950 Penna Ave 2-7-02 Dear Sirs: I am opposed to any victim of the Sept 11 tragedy receiving the outlandish sum of money proposed by Mr. Fineberg who is in charge of disbursement of funds. I'm certain that the figure that was aired on the Lehrer News Hour on P.B.S. on Wednesday Feb 6 exceeds reality and needs further consideration. I do not object to remuneration being paid to the victims, but the system of payment sounds ludicrous, and shows lack of wisdom in the disbursement. To begin with, it was proposed as a fantastic lump sum payment, to be discounted by whatever insurance was held by the victim. I see little justification in paying a lump sum to any victim. Each and everyone has a life expectancy that may be shorter or longer than the average. Why should anyone (a victim) receive a lump sum settlement of a hundred thousand, or more. Their life may be snuffed out in a year, month, week or less. I have deliberated on this matter freely, and have compiled several suggestions for consideration by those in authority. 1. Since the insurance company has collected premiums for the insurance, they should be willing to make a payment of settlement. Nothing can be wrong with that. The insurance company OWES that to the victims's family. If this were to bankrupt the INS. CO., the amount of payment should be discounted percentage-wise, or reduced in some other mandated manner. 2. Instead of the lumpsum payment to the victim, pay from the federal money plan, an amount equal to some predetermined figure considerably less than that proposed. Perhaps, every disabled victim, or family member of a victim would receive $5000. This amount wood be allotted to every affected man, woman and child. 3. A sizeable sum would remain in the federal coffer, which could be placed in a special Social Security Fund, from which monthly payments of an equitable amount would be made. This would make the families of victims secure for life. Life in this case would be terminated by death, which would terminate payments, (termination of payments would be similar to people who are on the regular Social Security System.) Please examine these facts, and give it your best shot. It involves handling taxpayers funds. Sincerely Individual Comment Alliance, OH September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-08 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 dojP000595.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. 2002-03-08