Municipalities And Non Profits Making Billions Over 9-11 Victims

Over the past few days I have read nothing but articles talking about 9-11. It has been all over television and quite frankly it makes me sick to my stomach.

As many of you know, I lost a Cousin on that day in one of the Twin Towers. We have been placed in fear ever since that day, never knowing what tomorrow might bring. I'll tell you what tomorrow will bring, it won't bring back the hundreds of people lost that day.

It happened on American soil, something we're not used to. However, it is a part of life in a very complicated world. As we continue, (God Willing) to grow as a country with such freedoms, there will be others out there who will hate us for what we have to offer.

Hundreds of people lost their lives that tragic day and for some of us it truly hit home. However, we pay very hefty taxes to have a government there to protect us every day and quite frankly our government failed us in a very big way that day. A second plane should have never come close to hitting the second tower, period. Yet it did, which leaves me to question how and why.

As I have stated in the past, I had an Uncle who was an officer of the Secretary of Defense for many years in the Pentagon. I have seen and heard of many things the United States is capable of and while I may have only seen a tiny fraction of what my Uncle dealt with over those many years, there's just no way this could have been possible.

Nevertheless, it did and today we have to face an uncertain future. Sometimes in fear because our government slams the air waves with "UNCONFIRMED but credible terrorist threats". Give me a break! I, (for one) continue to lose any trust in our government any more because of such stupidity.

If you want to show your respects for the victims, go to Washington, D.C. or New York City and do so. However, STOP pulling local fundraisers for things that have NOTHING to do with the victims of 9-11. Let's show more respect for our men and women serving in the Unites States Military who have lost their lives, (for whatever reason) protecting our freedom.

What happened 10 years ago was horrible. Unfortunately it not only cost lives, it helped destruct the financial stability of the United States and I expect far better from our elected officials. As a child growing up in New York and New Jersey, I watched those Twin Towers go up in less than 2 years. Today, (10 years later) there's still NOTHING there. We haven't moved forward. We're a joke to the rest of the World.

We still have cars getting the same gas mileage today as we were getting 50 years ago. Gas prices went from 50 cents per gallon to almost $4.00 a gallon. We're not any safer today than we were 10 years ago and 1 out of 4 people are filing bankruptcy. Blame it on policy, blame it on whatever you like. America is screwed no matter how you look at it. Don't use 9-11-01 as a day to remember. Use 9-11-01 as a day we recognize as the day America crumbled. Recognize that our elected officials continue to fail us and be accountable, while they fill the air waves with the 9-11 crap.

Concentrate on forcing these elected officials to move forward. Demand  those Twin Towers be replaced and let us all, (as a country) move forward in the right direction. After all, we are Americans, capable of achieving what no other country can do. Use this day as a day America got back on its feet and made those public officials and different branches of our government accountable for their actions.

After all, our armed forces are here to protect us, ESPECIALLY ON OUR OWN SOIL and never forget that our leaders failed us. It's not like we didn't watch one Tower get robbed once, it got robbed TWICE right in front of our very own eyes. Do you actually believe a plane could hit the Pentagon, the most powerful building in the entire WORLD! Lives were lost because of one of two things. Either this was a complete set up by our own government OR our government failed us in a very big way. I don't care what path you choose to decide. It was one of the two, period.

In the mean time, watching local non profits raise money for their own good makes me sick to my stomach as well. I can't even handle raising money for the victims any more. My God people, it's been 10 YEARS! YOU have NO CLUE just how many millions, (if not billions) have been raised for those victims, most of which NEVER reaches their pockets. Enough is enough. Do you see ONE of those victims Families reaching out for more help, NO!

You are being used, scammed, based on emotions. YOU don't see those same kind of fundraisers for those men and women who gave up their lives in the military actually protecting our freedoms. Stop allowing people to make money off of these victims.

It was a horrible day, I agree. However, this is AMERICA and we must move forward. We must learn and grow from such tragedies. Let's spend our energy uniting for the future and not harp on the past. Use this day each and every year to reflect on just how much better America is on this day from here on out. Let those who lost their lives look down upon us appreciating the fact that we are better as a country and their children will never have to face another tragedy like this again.

We're much better than this. We're much smarter than this and we're very capable of being a leader once again if we all unite. Anyhow, that's how I will celebrate 9-11 and I hope you'll join me.