Posted On: October 17, 2007, 9:07 am CDT

Posted By: States reponsibility

Are the states prepared for a disaster?? Why is it the fed's responsibility? The states should be prepared to deal with the risks in their area. I can understand the feds helping with low interest loans for recovery and the like, but the states should have plans and be prepared to deal with disasters. I know this may sound harsh to some, and I hate to go back to Katrina, but unlike FL, who seems to be prepared for hurricanes, the NO and LA governments were totally unprepared and just stood there with their hands out expecting the feds to handle everything, and the fed's were unfairly blamed.

I recall when I was much younger and there was severe flooding in my area that the state and local government handled the disaster relief. All the feds did was declare the area a disaster area, which qualified us for low interest loans to clean up and rebuild. People accepted more responsibility back then, unlike now when they believe they are entitled to more.