Posted On: December 22, 2006, 8:43 am CST

Posted By: Jim

Sean, Some of us are confused about why you think all the people in hurricane areas do not have insurance and are somehow being bailed out by the federal government, because this is just not the real world and you have said you do not live here, so explain how you are so knowledgable about things that you are probably not close to. First things first, the south, meaning primarily Louisiana and Mississippi is notorious for low cost of living and low wages this is what has attracted and kept a certain class of society in this area, they are mostly in rental situations or in homes that have been in their families for 100 years this in itself makes it difficult to insure in most cases. So would you rather the feds come in and build large housing projects ?
People live where they live for a reason, probably a different reason than you choose, it could be, to be near family sometimes thats all they have, why should they move? it could be disabilites, God knows the states mentioned above have a very high percentage of handicaped and disabled persons, because the cost of living is cheaper and while they still can not afford it, they get by better. I to am tired of our government wasting tax dollars, but I am more pissed about us sending money over to other countries including those that want us infidels to die. Sorry for the starving in Darfor and every other african country but we should also take care of our own before we save the world. Fraud is the biggest issue with FEMA and it should be stopped but like you I do not have a viable answers as to how we fix it. One thing is for sure our government will not let people die in the streets becasue they have no shelter and no civil human would suggest the poor should not be given aid in time of need.