R000461
Tuesday, March 12, 2002 1:42 PM
BENEFITS FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE TERRORISTS ATTACKS
DEARS SIRS,
I'M WRITING IN REGARD TO THE STATEMENTS THAT KENNETH FEINBERG
MADE ON MARCH TENTH, WHILE HE WAS ON 'MEET THE PRESS'.HE SAID THAT THE
SAME-SEX PARTNERS OF THE VICTIMS OF THE SEPTEMBER 11th ATTACKS WOULD NOT BE
RECEIVING ANY OF THE FUNDS THAT HAD BEEN SET UP FOR THE SURVIVERS.HOWEVER,MR.
FEINBERG SAID THAT FUNDS WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO NON-AMERICAN, ILLEGAL ALIENS
WHO WISHED TO COME FORWARD WITHOUT ANY WORRY TO THEIR BEING ILLEGAL ALIENS.
THESE PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO COLLECT FOR THEIR LOSING THEIR PARTNERS.
NOW SPEAKING AS AN AMERICAN GAY POSTAL WORKER, I DON'T FEEL THAT
THIS IS RIGHT.TWO DAYS AFTER THE ATTACKS,I DONATED TO BOTH THE AMERICAN RED
CROSS AND TO THE UNITED WAY. AFTER THE TWO POSTAL DEATHES,I MADE DONATIONS
THROUGH THE POSTAL SERVICE, AND THE APWU UNION. I WANTED THESE DONATIONS TO
GO TO THE SURVIVORS OF THE VICTIMS. I NEVER ASKED IF THEY WERE
WHITE,BLACK,CATHOLIC,PROTESTANT,GAY,MALE,FEMALE,AMERICANS,ILLEGAL ALIENS,OR
NON-AMERICANS, I (LIKE MANY OTHER AMERICANS AT THE TIME) JUST WANTED TO HELP
THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN HIT THE MOST BY THIS EVIL ATTACK ON THESE INNOCENT
PEOPLE.
BUT NOW, I'M BEGINNING TO THINK I SHOULD HAVE. BECAUSE OTHER
PEOPLE ARE MAKING DECISIONS ON THIS MONEY ABOUT WHO 'THEY FEEL' ARE ALLOWED
TO GET THIS MONEY.MR.FEINBERG IS GOING TO ALLOW ILLEGAL ALIENS TO COLLECT
WHILE GAY TAXPAYERS ARE NOT ENTITLED.
I'M HOPING THAT THIS INJUSTICE CAN BE CORRECTED. THIS IS A TIME
OF HEALING FOR THIS COUNTRY, NOT ONE TO CREATE MORE HURT.
SINCERELY,
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CONNECTICUT