9/11 Outrage.......

The new 9/11 museum is upsetting people by charging $24.00 for admission.  People are also upset there is a gift shop to buy souvenirs. 

The people responsible say there is no government money so they have no choice but to do these things. 

First……. even if they are not receiving government money, why can’t corporate America step up with some funding? 

The tenants of the World Trade Center were a who’s who of corporate Titans.  Not to mention Wall Street is only blocks away.  These corporations have deep pockets. One would hope they would be thrilled to help pay for a tribute to their fallen employees.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/19/us/9-11-memorial-museum-gift-shop/

Furth more when 9/11 occurred President Bush pledged 25 Billion Dollars.  http://cnsnews.com/news/article/bush-announces-55-billion-more-rebuild-new-york

Where did that money go?

It cost $650 million to clean up the rubble.  http://www.pbs.org/americarebuilds/engineering/engineering_qfacts.html

It costs $2.8 Billion for the 9/11 Compensation Fund.  http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ire-grows-9-11-victims-fund-article-1.1526448

It cost $3.8 Billion to Build the Freedom Tower.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31/one-world-trade-center-will-cost-38-billion-dollars-expensive-building-in-the-world_n_1243917.html

It cost $3.8 Billion to build the new Subway station.  http://secondavenuesagas.com/2013/02/13/world-trade-center-path-hub-delayed-another-18-months/

It cost $700 million to build the two waterfall monuments and the new museum.  http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/700-million-counting-9-11-museum-opens-money-worries-n106536

Total spending $11,750,000,000.

So where is the remaining $13,250,000,000? 

Seems to me there should be no reason this museum should cost the public any money.  My math shows the tax payers have already funded everything.  They just need to locate where the lost money went.