Fair - let’s set the argument aside. Why haven’t NYC / State taken care of these people already, IP? I honest-to-goodness do not know, but trust that you probably do.
Wow - the Feds have already paid some $4B into this fund, and secured healthcare through 2090. From the DOJ site (who administers one of the funds), here are some real world examples of monies paid, and for some people who weren’t even first responders, but were just in the area of the towers. Interesting read. Link: https://www.justice.gov/archive/victimcompensation/award_summaries.pdf
As to who is eligible, from the “Just the Facts” sheet on the Victim Fund’s website: Link: https://www.vcf.gov/pdf/VCF_JusttheFacts.pdf
I don't know, but I am going to dig around and see if there is something out there on it. it's damn fair to ask, I just don't think it alleviates the burden from Congress, whether NY is derelict or not.
This was an attack on America, not just NY State (see Pentagon, Shanksville). Americans responding were not limited to only those that worked for NY. "The VCF, as reconstituted under the Zadroga Act, as amended, is an extraordinarily successful program. As of May 31, 2019, the VCF has awarded over $5.174 billion in compensation to nearly 22,500 individuals who have suffered physical health conditions (including the families of over 850 people who have died), as a result of their exposure to the terrorist attacks in New York City, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville. Those compensated include first responders; people who worked or volunteered in rescue, recovery, clean-up, construction, or debris removal at the three sites; as well as people who lived, worked, or went to school in the affected areas of New York City and were exposed to toxins resulting from the attacks, the airline crashes, and the building collapses. The VCF has received claims from individuals in every state of the nation. This includes those who traveled to New York City, the Pentagon, and Shanksville from all over the country as part of the response efforts, both in official capacities and as volunteers, and those who have relocated elsewhere in the intervening years since the attacks." EDIT: Link added. https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/...pecial-master-rupa-bhattacharyya-testifies-us