Well val, as somone who lives down there, I know that you and your's are at least as well prepaired as you can afford to be...but the "New Orleans bunch" just kill me!
Let me quote a post (I think from here) that I wrote a little while after the last big batch of storms...
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The problem with trying to get those "Displaced" people to "Help" in the rebuilding effort down south, is that there is no way that they would agree to it.
Think about it...
Why would they want to have to do manual labor for their, previously freely, provided income?
They are at least in the majority of people responsible for the situation that they are in anyway.
For 60+ years they have elected and re-elected the same people why have squandered all of the $$$BILLIONS$$$ of federal, and state monies sent in their to "Help these poor people"!
For longer than that, with all of the free education, grants, programs, and incentives available...They have done NOTHING! to educate, improve, or elevate their place in society.
I'm only 2nd generation native born here in the USA.
My Grandparents were poor when they came to this country. They worked hard, educated themselves, and tried to give their kids better than they had.
My parents weren't rich, Heck they had to live through the "Great Depression" when they were kids.
They worked hard, Educated themselves, and did their best to give Us better than what they had.
I am not by any means rich. Heck I'm barely "Middle class!"
But I work hard, I've educated Myself, and I hope I'm providing better than what I had when I was growing up.
My point is, If My grandparents, and parents can come here with basically nothing and 2 generations later I can sit here, in my middle class lifestyle, Why can't the people who have been here so much longer do the same???????
It's all about the desire, or the willingness to "Work" for your(or your children's) future.
In this country You can be whatever you want to be, if you want to put forth the effort to do so.
I see it as a majority of these people not wanting to do the work required.
Tall Shadow
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The point I was trying to make is that I my opinion, most poor people in this country are that way because they
CHOOSE to be that way.....Now I know that there will be people who think of that as an asinine statement, but hear me out....
We live in what is undisputed
THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD! Where opportunity is yours..
IF! you are willing to work for it. We have so many FREE programs & educational opportunities available that People are literally Dieing to try to get into this country.
Yet, for 10+
GENERATIONS the same people refuse to "Help Themselves".....At ALL!....I'm sorry, but that just doesn't cut it with me.
The "Way Out" of poverty is right in front of them, on a golden platter,... Paid for by all of Us who ARE working to better ourselves & our kids future.
I will be the first one to offer help to those who are trying, but need help...And I have.
The "Others" can sit and whine about "Nobody Savin' Me!"
I'm busy.
Tall Shadow
PS: I also think that the "Driveby Media" needs to get back to >
FACTUAL REPORTING<!
As was said above, and I can verify, News reporters/stations are all about the latest
"Crisis!" not the news anymore (if the were ever "Just" about the news). The widespread Panic & it's ensuing chaos, is a direct result of their OVER HYPED coverage of last years storms...with a bunch of BS about this last one thrown in for good measure.