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Name:   MAJ USA RET The author of this post is registered as a member - Email Member
Subject:   We don't "owe" them
Date:   12/5/2009 12:42:41 PM

Yes, disaster relief is highly appropriate to relieve suffering. It is infinitely wiser, more charitable, and more justifiable than, say… global warming. We should provide emergency shelter, food, clothing, law enforcement. But no cash!

If they want to move back into the flood danger zone, then they should be required to attend a briefing on flooding, hurricanes, prediction, and probability. Folks have lived with hurricanes and flooding in the coastal Carolinas and Georgia for centuries without undue disaster. The low country people build FOR the flooding and hurricanes (first living floor above flood stage). They KNOW they can’t get insurance. They KNOW the risk, and they live with it.

Folks have been living in the bayous for over a century. They expect flooding and hurricanes. They KNOW they can’t get insurance. They KNOW the risk, and they live with it.

(See Feibleman, Peter S. et al, “The Bayous”, Time Life Books, Revised 1977, LOC 73-84544)

Revisit WHO in New Orleans got slammed. ‘nuff said.
Other messages in this thread:View Entire Thread
First Big Tax Increase - lotowner - 12/5/2009 7:37:43 AM
     Sorry to Disappoint - Talullahhound - 12/5/2009 8:25:06 AM
          And BTW - Talullahhound - 12/5/2009 8:27:33 AM
               Owe? - 4691 - 12/5/2009 8:41:38 AM
                    Owe? - Talullahhound - 12/5/2009 9:00:14 AM
                         Owe? - Summer Lover - 12/5/2009 10:12:49 AM
                         WRONG ... - water_watcher - 12/5/2009 1:23:30 PM
                    Flooding in LA - MAJ USA RET - 12/5/2009 10:36:02 AM
               We don't "owe" them - MartiniMan - 12/5/2009 10:06:06 AM
                    We don't "owe" them - Talullahhound - 12/5/2009 12:01:08 PM
                         We don't "owe" them - Yankee06 - 12/5/2009 12:42:05 PM
                              Agree - water_watcher - 12/5/2009 1:28:55 PM
                         We don't "owe" them - MAJ USA RET - 12/5/2009 12:42:41 PM
                              We don't "owe" them - Talullahhound - 12/5/2009 3:21:44 PM
                                   Charity vs Entitlement - MAJ USA RET - 12/5/2009 4:11:57 PM
                                        You nailed it !!! - water_watcher - 12/5/2009 4:59:27 PM
                                             Point about JWD - water_watcher - 12/5/2009 5:08:23 PM
                                                  Point about JWD - Talullahhound - 12/5/2009 7:10:15 PM
                                                       We disagree ... :) - water_watcher - 12/6/2009 6:23:04 AM
                                                            Hierarchy of Needs - MAJ USA RET - 12/6/2009 9:12:30 AM
                                                                 Hierarchy of Needs - MrHodja - 12/6/2009 9:33:41 AM
                                                                      Hierarchy of Needs - MAJ USA RET - 12/6/2009 10:37:53 AM
                                                                           Hierarchy of Needs - Talullahhound - 12/6/2009 10:56:15 AM
                                                                                Nope - water_watcher - 12/6/2009 11:20:25 AM
                                                                                     But - Talullahhound - 12/6/2009 2:10:12 PM
                                                                                          But - MrHodja - 12/6/2009 2:28:15 PM
                                                                                               Mr. Hodja - Osms - 12/6/2009 5:26:30 PM
                                                                                               But - Talullahhound - 12/6/2009 5:27:54 PM
                                                                                                    But - MrHodja - 12/6/2009 5:43:27 PM
                                                                                                         But - MAJ USA RET - 12/7/2009 12:44:14 PM
                                        Charity vs Entitlement - Talullahhound - 12/5/2009 7:30:58 PM
                                        WOW, - wix - 12/6/2009 12:03:11 AM
                                             WOW, above post - wix - 12/6/2009 12:05:19 AM
          Sorry to Disappoint - lotowner - 12/5/2009 3:33:32 PM
               Sorry to Disappoint - Talullahhound - 12/5/2009 7:17:40 PM
                    Sorry to Disappoint - lotowner - 12/5/2009 8:18:37 PM



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