[Bogey78O]

Did anyone seriously not expect this? 80% of the charities and the people working for them do it for the money. They sure aren't going to just give it away.

[GaltMeister]

Billions in WTC Aid Tangled in Red Tape - Translation - The people in charge of 'Administering' it are still trying to figure out how much of it they can steal without getting caught.

[habaes corpussel]

“The agency also has authorized giving New York Waterway nearly $2 million a month. The private ferry company got the money to increase service across the Hudson River — even though its paid ridership has doubled since the PATH station at the World Trade Center was destroyed Sept. 11. “

What is this all about? “One” ferry company has been given 2 million a month approximately $15 to 20 Million so far, for what? Ridership is up by default so what the money going to? Someone is laughing all the way to the bank?

This is what gets me angry, it's alwasy the little guy who gets it in the neck. Let's start talking about Corporate responsibility. Lets also talk about Congressional and State Responsibility.

[JmyBryan]

FEMA has agreed to pay for professional writers to script eulogies for firefighters funerals.

How much you wanna bet these were read by politicians?

[caltrop]

I hope Congress doesn't give NYC authority to dispense the money without their OK. Giving NYC sole authority over the funds would only guarantee they'd run out of it sooner rather than later and that they'd quickly be back for more.

[saradippity]

I read an interesting article about Silverstein and his contention that it was two separate incidents and the insurance companies saying it was one.In that article it said Silverstein leased tha land from the owners who were,I believe,one of the Rockefeller Trusts.Can anyone confirm who owns the land the World Trade Center was built on?