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. Monday, January 07, 2002 2:33 PM commentary While I truly feel for the victims of the 9-11 terrorist acts (I lost three classmates that day), it sets a terrible precedent that the government is compensating the victims / families for their losses. If we as a government start with this, where do we draw the line? Further, what about victims from previous terrorist acts (such as the Oklahoma City bombing)? These people were more a victim of terrorism simply because they worked for the United States. What is to stop them from also trying to sue the government for their losses under similar circumstances? What will stop the entitlement mentality that actions such as this one bring? I recently read about a widow named &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp, whose husband, a line chef in the &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp restaurant is suing the government for more money than the $1.6 million she is slated to receive. Her late husband was making $480 per week. With a payout of only $1 million, and invest it in tax free municipal bonds, she will make in tax free interest income (assuming 4% return) 60% more than her husband was making before in taxable income. The greed is appalling, and this is an opportunity for more people to claim more entitlement. I am not an upper class, top tax bracket conservative by any means, but manage to just get by on what I earn. I've played the cards I have been dealt; these people should be grateful they live in a country with such openness and generosity, not be whining that they didn't get more. Sincerely, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-07 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 dojN001415.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. 2002-01-07