Bluesplayer
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Tue Sep-06-05 03:35 PM
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9/11 compensation vs flood victims' assistance |
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After the 9/11 attacks, the largely white-collar and first responder victims and their families received billions of dollars in cash payments. I hope that the victims of the flood will receive even 1% of those payments.
Among the findings in the 173-page report by the Rand Institute for Civil Justice:
• Responders and their families received an average of $4.2 million from all sources, compared with $3.1 million for other victims. Nearly all the difference is attributable to charitable donations and to payments from New York's Public Safety Officers' Benefits program.
• Civilians and their families received a total of $8.7 billion in assistance, including payments from the federal government's September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. The attacks killed 2,551 non-emergency personnel and seriously injured 215, according to Rand.
• The 460 emergency responders killed or seriously injured received a total of $1.9 billion, including charitable gifts, pensions and other payments.
• About $3.5 billion was paid to people who lost their homes or jobs, to rescue personnel exposed to environmental hazards, or to others who claimed emotional injuries as a result of the attacks or rescue operations.
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Tue Sep-06-05 03:38 PM
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1. Who Was The Guy That Went Into NY and Had Survivors and Kin.... |
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of the dead sign away the right to sue?
Has *Co hired him to minimize the damage from his negligence in this disaster?
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Tue Sep-06-05 04:38 PM
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2. And Not All the Monies Have Been Distributed. |
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If all those middle and upper-middle class folks didn't get their fair share, can you imagine what will happen with this.
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Fri Apr 26th 2024, 10:37 PM
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