Why should I feel sorry or want to shell out my tax dollars for Katrina victims? These residents CHOSE not to have homeowners or renters insurance. I did not choose that for them. These folks CHOSE to live in a hurricane threatened area, I did not choose that for them.
The latest figures are over 10 million dollars that have been ‘stolen’ through fraudulent means via New Orleans. And they keep asking for more money? I have not given one red cent…and I never will. Since when is it MY responsibility to bail out others for their stupitidy?
Whatever happened to "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country?"
2006-07-17 13:57:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Thankyou...
I do not live on a cliff top so I know my house won't slide down a cliff. Nor do I live in a valley with a river so I won't get flooded. People make choices and until you are completely unable to move physically, you 'choose' where to reside. I have a slip in my yard that is moving towards my house slowly. Would anyone from a country that has received help from mine like to donate to my save my house fund?? Didn't think so
2006-07-17 22:01:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 5⤋
No one is saying you should feel sorry or want to help. The problem is that these people, most of them , are poor or low income people who didn't have much to begin with. You need to put yourself in their shoes, you're probably one of the lucky ones, who don't live in an area that's affected by natural disasters, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes.
But what if it was your hometown??? If you were born in Fl or La. , can you help that is your home place?? Does that mean everyone that lives in a state where they are prone to disasters that the whole population must move to somewhere safer?? I'm sorry but I don't see that as a feasable solution.
It is a misfortune that the victims of Katrina went through. Everyone is not rich or can afford homeowners insurance. It is unavoidable that disasters happen. America has a lot of things wrong with it, and we always provide band-aid solutions, but once things like this happens, we can only hope that the cities and states put a plan in place so that in the future, people will be better prepared and have better resources., so that it doesn't become a massive economic failure or a burden on the rest of the country.
LESSON LEARNED: The Federal government, working with State, local, NGO, and private sector partners, should combine the various disparate citizen preparedness programs into a single national campaign to promote and strengthen citizen and community preparedness. This campaign should be developed in a manner that appeals to the American people, incorporates the endorsement and support of prominent national figures, focuses on the importance of individual and community responsibility for all-hazard disaster preparedness, provides meaningful and comprehensive education, training and exercise opportunities applicable to all facets of the American population, and establishes specialized preparedness programs for those less able to provide for themselves during disasters such as children, the ill, the disabled, and the elderly.
2006-07-17 14:16:02 · answer #2 · answered by sxyredht21 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever been poor, There were a lot of older people on a fixed income. They are the ones we should help. If it was your Mom you would try to help her in any way you can. I have been blessed with good health. Not a lot of money. I see these children who have nothing now. It is not there fault for were they live. Maybe if you lived the life some people have been forced to live, because of being layed of from a job, or the deadbeat parent just up and leavening, you would be more {HUMAN} about your feelings toward people less fortunate.
2006-07-17 14:13:02 · answer #3 · answered by Maggie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What ever happened to compassion and mercy? Quite a few with homeowners found their claims denied. I hope you are never the victim of a natural disaster. If you are, I bet you will be the first and the loudest screaming for a government handout.
2006-07-17 14:03:58 · answer #4 · answered by lockesmith 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whatever happened to "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country?"
I don't know what this statement has to do with the victims of Katrina and I can't imagine what fueled your bizarre tirade.
2006-07-17 14:11:25 · answer #5 · answered by toota956 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Ask...what you can do for your country"...? Charity to those victims IS thinking of your country; they are our countrymen, and need a hand. Next time, it could be any of us.
2006-07-17 14:02:37 · answer #6 · answered by silvercomet 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋