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Originally posted by Instrument 41
Its real easy to sit back and take shots at a region thats been devastated, basing some of your opinions on what the news reports. The news never said anything about the hundreds of thousands that did evacuate. The news has never said that the levee's that are south of N.O are in as bad of shape and maybe worse. The news doesn't speak of the crushing effect that Both storms had on Louisiana as a state in regards to our citrus crop, sugar cane crop, cattle, soybeans, and the industrial corridor that supports oil production. We have business down here ready to start up but they can't find their employees. And the issue of rapes and murders, proven to not be true, so take that one off your list.
On the other hand, 250 billion??? I don't think so. We can't handle what we have now. Another thing the news is not reporting is how FEMA has been handing out money left and right with almost zero accountability. Now an investigation has ensued. FEMA is spending money down here in ridiculous amounts. Building instant trailer parks all over. If a private citizen has a truck capable of pulling one of the smaller travel trailers, that they will be using for housing (that ought to cause a few riots) FEMA will pay mileage, fuel cost and $35.00 per hour. Thats from the time of arrival till your return. My point in this...it ain't the state thats spending money ...its FEMA! My rant is over, I'm sick and tired of conjecture based on half ass sensationalized news reports.
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Amen. Not a word about Alabama, anywhere. Outlying towns? Nobody's covering them.
It'll take an independent commission to diagnose what went wrong and help point to a better solution for the next time.