W000236
Thursday, November 08, 2001 11:54 AM
Federal vs. Private Aid
My husband and I donated $1000.00 to the United Way September 11th fund.
This is the largest donation we have ever made to any charity or non-profit
organization. We made the donation with the idea that the money would go
directly to the victim's families and especially to their children.
However, we are concerned with all of the reports in the papers about
potential abuse, reluctance of families to deal with the bureaucracies and
paperwork, and migrant workers who have lost everything and cannot receive
compensation because of their illegal status. We hope the Federal
government will step in and assist in the distribution of charity and
government funds to assure that all victims are adequately compensated and
possible abuse of funds or double-dipping is curtailed. Fair limits should
be imposed. We must remember we are fighting a war. Our economy will be
seriously stretched for the foreseeable future. The terrorists aim to
destroy us by harming the world economy. We must be conscious of these
facts whenever appropriating funds.
Regards,
Individual Comment
Austin, TX