[TheForge] Katrina

Wed Feb 8 17:38:06 EST 2006

I'm a total outsider being an Australian living in Finland and what I
have to say might not please some of you... but isn't it all down to
what rating the federal government gave the disaster?
Who issues the state of emergency and under what authority?
If the Fed gov gets involved to some degree.. why stop half way?
Doesn't the President issue the disaster area status?
If so, what does that mean?
Surely something could be worked out for the state so that the state
could assist the individuals financially. The fact that it took so
long for the federal government to take action should be reason enough
to jump in now and sort things out!

>From what people have said here, the media has not given a very good
account of the situation. From initial images received here in Europe
(from New Orleans especially) it really did look like the poorer
families suffered horrendously. Now correct me if I am wrong, but
surely by banning people to rebuild on their own land (in what is
considered a dangerous place) without sufficient compensation, will
only make life even worse for these people that what it already was.
Jeeze I'm just waiting for the San Andreas fault to break off.. are
these people living in a dangerous place or what!?
I can not fathom the type of damage suffered in these areas, but if
organisations can muster billions of dollars worth of aid for foreign
countries and the US can spend 173 billion fighting for oil in the
middle east.. why the hell can they not channel funds to people
suffering domestically? Someone here said that it was their money that
would be used to assist these people rebuild.. if it is federally
funded, your individual financial imput would be minimal.
Shit.. get Georgy boy to sell off a few tanks and black hawks.. that's
enough for a substantial amount of aid. It's estimated that the war in
Iraq will top 2 trillion dollars.. this of course takes into account
the long term healthcare costs for the 16,000 US soldiers injured in
Iraq so far. But where is the justification in that? At least with
this disaster area, people are genuinely suffering, their quality of
life which the US soldiers fight and die for in foreign lands, is
gone. Give these people some repect through assistance and begin to
live by the words preached to the world by your leaders. There is a
big mess in the back yard and it needs cleaning!
Oh as a foot note.. I know there has already been tremendous efforts
been made on a local scale and I'd hate not to mention that. The
generousity has apparently been overwhelming.. but that unfortunately
is not enough. The Federal Government needs to step in as confidently
and powerfully as it does in foreign locations around the world.

Thats my 2 and a half cents worth.

Stephen

On 2/8/06, Mike Porter <michael.a.porter at comcast.net> wrote:
> Line? What line? I didn't see any line!
> Mikey
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> From: "Rowland Smuck" <rsmuck at direcway.com>
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> > Terry, I agree with you totally!!!
> >
> > Rowland of Roseburg, OR 97470
> > 10 miles to the nearest Red Light
> > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>
> > To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 6:41 AM
> > Subject: Re: [TheForge] Katrina
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> >
> >> hello;
> >>
> >> comments intermixed below.
> >>
> >> On Tue, 7 Feb 2006, Chuck Robinson wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> About 80,000 homes were completely destroyed and over 300,000
> >>> were severely damaged.
> >>> Many of the gulf coast people believe that the rest of the U S
> >>> feels like Walt does, and has all ready written them off.
> >>>
> >> i really have to ask.
> >>
> >> why is it the federal government's responsibility to rebuild the gulf
> >> coast?
> >>
> >> why is it not the local state government's responsibility to rebuild the
> >> gulf coast?
> >>
> >> i personally do not understand why the rest of the u.s. should have to
> >> pay so people can live in coastal areas that are known to be hit
> >> regularly by natural disasters; in this case hurricanes.
> >>
> >> i personally do not feel sorry that the people living in the effected
> >> coastal areas did not read their insurance policies and understand
> >> those policies better. there have been enough natural disasters in the
> >> coastal areas that people should realise that insurance does not cover
> >> flooding. that is what federal flood insurance is for. the insurance
> >> companies are saying that any water damage caused by storm surge is
> >> flooding. it should be the individual state government's department of
> >> insurance that should be taking the insurance companies to task.
> >>
> >> it is not my problem if those people who want/desire/demand to live in
> >> coastal areas that are hit regularly bu natural disasters, cannot or will
> >> not adequately insure their homes and belongings.
> >>
> >> i have not seen anyone lining up to help me in my 9yr legal nightmare
> >> resulting from a freak work accident.
> >>
> >> concerning new orleans, lousiana.
> >> the wise man built his house upon the rocks.
> >> the foolish man built his house upon the sand.
> >> the total idiot built his house below sea level.
> >>
> >> new orleans, la should not be rebuilt, at least not where it is current
> >> located. the city should be moved to higher ground or further inland.
> >> fema has done this in the mississippi river areas of illinois. entire
> >> towns, villages, and several small cities where totally moved so they
> >> were no longer flooded nearly every year.
> >>
> >> people for the most part do not think in terms of long term solutions.
> >> people think only in terms of short term solutions.
> >>
> >> given the climate changes that are occurring.
> >> january 2006, was the the warmest january nationwide ever.
> >> given that the atlantic ocean is the warmest it has been in recorded
> >> weather history this coming year will probably be more violent in terms
> >> of hurricanes and tropical storms.
> >>
> >> finally, i am reminded of one of the definitions of insanity.
> >> insanity - doing the same thing over and over and expecting different
> >> results.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Chuck
> >>>
> >>
> >> --
> >> terry l. ridder ><>
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