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NY Daily News - Letters to the Editor 2/1/10
Farmingdale, L.I.:
After watching the
State of the Union
address, I told my
wife there would not
be enough money for
funding 9/11 rescuer
illnesses after
2011, when the
proposed spending
cuts take effect. I
had many gratifying
experiences that
made me proud to be
a New York City
firefighter before
Sept. 11, 2001.
However, nothing
compared to the
support and
compassion the
public had for us
after that day. Not
only for
firefighters, but
for police officers,
and EMS workers.
Now, after
eight-plus years,
most of the public
support is gone, and
the politicians tell
the ones who became
ill from that
catastrophic day
that it is a
coincidence that we
became sick. We are
treated like the
bastard children of
local and federal
government. They
keep bickering over
who is to be
responsible and who
is to pay for us.
And in the interim,
we are sick and
dying. Some have
died already. When
will enough become
sick or die to prove
to those who make
decisions that
matter that we
became sick from the
toxins while working
at Ground Zero? We
want permanent
funding, that is
all. Is that too
much to ask for,
after what we
encountered and are
now going through? |
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