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may no longer be able to work due to
In the past, victims have also been
financially supported through govern-
Founder of the FealGood Founda-
ment funded compensation funds
tion, John Feal, lost half his foot after that were available to 9/11 survi-
a piece of steel fell on his foot during vors.
cleanup efforts at ground zero.
However, funds that were previously
Today he can no longer work as a
set aside are now running low and are
demolition supervisor, but instead is set to expire in the upcoming years.
a passionate advocate for first respond-
As of February 2019, payouts were
ers who are still suffering.
reduced by half and thousands of
Future Support for Victims
claims have not been collected.
their injury.
(Current claims could be slashed by 50 percent, future claims would get 70 percent less than what should be
authorized. Courtesy of PIX11 News. Posted on Feb 22, 2019.)
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