Sociological Perspectives on the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001.
On September 22, 2001 following the 9-11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, our legislature drafted and the President signed into law the Airline Stabilization Act which provided 15 billion dollars in funds to the airline industry affected by the attacks. Congress included in this act, a provision called Title IV: The September 11 Victim Compensation Fund ("Fund"). The provision was at first only an outline and was formulated into regulation by the Justice Department and the assigned Special Master Kenneth Feinberg on who would rest the decision for all final rules and regulations of the Fund. The Interim Regulations for the Fund were released December 20, 2001. Many of the provisions and methods of determining rights and amounts of compensation drew profuse, critical and bitter public comments for discriminating against women and minorities. .
The protests prompted a review of the Interim Publication by both the Department of Justice and the Special Master. Among the correspondents who presented relevant and persuasive arguments for review and reform (of the first Document) were the NAACP and NOW both of the Legal Defense and Educational Fund. The most prominent item in dispute was the Funds reliance on gender and race-based data for work-life estimates from the Bureau of labor Statistics to calculate Fund compensation, which would result in lower payments to both women and minorities. This and other potential inequalities, once reviewed and revised, were restated in the Final Rule of Compensation for Victims of September 11, 2001 that took effect on March 13, 2002. .
However, even with these revisions some of the rules and regulations, either in the way they"re calculated or the way they"re carried out, result in under-compensation and sometimes no compensation for certain individuals including women and minorities.
September 11, 2001 most of us remember that day all to well. ... The victims of September should never be forgotten.I am proposing that September 11 be recognized as the National Day of Remembrance. ... In fact according to the September 11th.us website. "on December 18th, 2001 president Bush signed a legislative act that designated September 11th as "Patriot Day", a holiday to honor the victims of 9-11. ...
We must watch our back at every moment, never knowing when or where tragedy shall choose its next victim. ... It's also not hard to see the increased racism that has come about following the catastrophes of September 11th. ... In all, the events of September 11th were not just a tragedy, but life-changing as well. ...
My Neighborhood Before and After the Events of September 11th September 11th was a big shock to the United States. ... People were scared to fly in an airplane because of the tragedy on the 11th of September. ... This all shows their support to the United States while we are at war and also to remember the victims and their families that were effected by the September 11th events. ... We became more aware of our surroundings after September 11th. ... The events of September 11th brought our nation closer. ...
September 11th On September 11, 2001, there were attacks on the United States that will forever change the American way of life and attitudes. ... Patriotism was present in the United States, but not as diversely as it was after September 11th. ... Many negative economic and social aspects derived from the September 11th attacks. ... People have become more cautious and afraid of traveling on airplanes because of the painful memories of September 11th. ... Segregation has also been a result of September 11th. ...
A day we will never forget is September 11th it was the most atrocious day. ... This affected me in the way that I will never forget September 11th . ... For instance people on September 11th of this year were really patriotic they tried to wear red, white or blue. ... In schools when you say the Pledge Of Allegiance students even said it more differently after September 11th such as if they were saying it with more heart and more feelings. ... After we have done both of those things we always have a moment of silence for the people that died on September 11th. ...
The victims were in airplanes or in their offices as secretaries, businessman and women, military and federal workers. ... After September 11th the fire fighters became heroes after demonstrating their patriotism and nobility towards their country. ... But most of all they were heroes on September 11th, the day the world cried they were there to wipe our tears away, by giving us hope. ... The house on the right side of the picture has a flag at half staff as a sign of respect for the victims. ... Concerning these two pictures, firefighters became heroes, and also brought hope to the family ...
There were pictures of the victims with their families, candle light vigils, and word walls flashing on the screen; this was very, very touching. ... These people also pointed out that more like September 11th are still coming because there are still people with the same mind frame as Bin Laden still out there, who will do the terrorist acts again. ... They also point out that the pictures of the missing are putting the tragedy into full perspective for them. ...
September 11th, One Year Later September 11th 2001, 8:45a.m., hijacked United Airlines Flight 11 crashes into the North tower of the World Trade Center. 9:03 a.m., a second hijacked aircraft crashes into the South tower of the World Trade Center. ... When September 11th started rolling around I got more nervous each day and the threats of another attack didn't make matters better. ... September 11th. ...
