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. Sunday, January 20, 2002 10:55 PM OBJECTIONS TO THE INTERIM REGULATIONS My ojbections to the interim regulations include: With regard to ECONOMIC DAMAGES: 1. The special master has ARTBITARILY chosen to use outdated(1979), national data to calculate potential earnings for individuals who were employed in 2 buildings in New York City. USE UP-TO-DATE, NEW YORK DATA TO CALCULATE EARNINGS. 2. An individuals education and occupation should be considered when calculating potential life-time earnings. 3. THE $230,000 CAP ON YEARLY EARNINGS SHOULD BE REMOVED. My son would have reached these earnings at 25 years of age. Under the current guidlelines his earnings will remain the same for the remaining 37 years until his projected retirement age of 62. 4. The current $250,000 offering for non-economic damages is an insult when you take into consideration the pain and suffering of those individuals in this horrific event. Some jumped from the building, others died of smoke inhalation, others burned, others were trapped in a burning building without a way to escape and died when the building collapsed. TO USE THE AMOUNT OF $250,000 BECAUSE THOSE GUIDELINES ARE USED FOR THE MILITARY IS A JOKE. THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE CIVILIANS WORKING IN MANHATTEN, NOT MILITARY PERSONNEL. With regard to the pain and suffering of the vicitims families, it is continuous. We have had a memorial service on Sept. 28, a burial of very limited remains our 24 year old son, on Dec. 22nd and we were contacted on Jan 22nd regarding additional remains. How does a family escape the continuous pain and suffering we feel? How does our family "come to closure" as we anticipate additional remains? How do I protect my deceased sons younger brothers? We are bombarded with ongoing pictures on tv, the newspapers, magazines, and constant discussion of the event. It is expected that identifications will continue anywhere from 5-10 years. In similar airline litigation, awards range from $2 million - $20 million dollars. If we are unable to litigate, awards should be a minimum of 1 - 2 million, WITHOUT OFFSETS APPLIED. 5. I disagree with the process. All families should be notified in writing what the minimum compensation is BEFORE they waive their right to litigate. 6. Overall, the interim regulations MINIMIZES ALL INDIVIDUALS COMPENSATION. Economists report in the case of all 22 -50 year old individuals in the securities business, their compensation based on potential earnings is devalued 100% , individuals with a bachelors degree or more is devalued by 30%, a firefighter or policeman is devalued by 27%. All I ask is for the special master to be fair and honest. If you're calculating potential earnings, CALCULATE TRUE POTENTIAL EARNINGS. If you are making a reward for pain and suffering, TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE TRUE PAIN AND SUFFERING THESE INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES ENDURED. Remember these individuals who lost their lives at work that day were hardworking, taxpaying individuals who contributed significantly to our economy. Compensate their families appropriately, as Congress intended. Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-20 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 dojN002145.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. 2002-01-20