In the days following Sept 11, 2001, the entire world was shocked at the events of the day. First responders in the aftermath were recognized for their bravery, in entering a toxic battlefield. Medical coverage was known even then to be a looming burden. Promises and donations flooded in, and were forgotten and pocketed by unscrupulous people.
Among the talking points on June 12, 2012 is the high cost of first responders healthcare issues. Those costs are driven high by the evidentiary aspects of their conditions. A person with specific types of asbestos, or PCBs or other chemicals found that day, are evidentiary in the big picture. Letting them die early is denying future generations from interviews and tangible proof of the case.
Cutting off medical benefits is sending the first responders to the grave early. NeoConArtists have every reason to kill the witnesses.
Recently, with the 'win' in Wisconsin, by Scott Thompson, the NeoConArtists are doubling down on tyranny. Cutting the budgets for first responders is endemic in crushing all unions and their healthcare plans.