Comments on: FEMA Protecting Itself, But Not Evacuees?

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[jonesforch]

Others lived in areas where they were told that federal flood insurances wasn''''t needed, since they supposedly didn''''t live in a flood prone area.
nolalou

And this is whose fault? Hhmm. If I could not get insurance I would off not built there..This is a no brainer.

[wanetawr]

And by the way, NEVER pay a contractor in advance! You have just donated your money to them. How many generations have we been telling people that?

[wanetawr]

nolalou you need to get back to reality! Maybe a few are still there because of insurance company battles. Most of them are there because they want this free ride for as long as possible! They were mostly getting a free ride before Katrina, but now they are getting a better free ride!. Believe me, I have spent some time in these places and did not want to be there after dark just like I didn''t want to be in their original neighborhoods after dark!

[lochlan-2009]

"FEMA caused the hurricane?" Of course not, they are a product an insurance bought and payed for by American tax dollars. Just like the rest of the insurance companies down there, they''ve defaulted on they''re contract, except they are gocernment.

I guess you will be saying next, big deal, the U.S. military didn''t protect us from an invasion. They didn''t invade us, why do we blame them.

[wanetawr]

My finances are a disaster area. I wish FEMA would help me. A couple of years ago some friends of mine were hit by a tornado and totally wiped out. They had no insurance because they couldn''t pay for insurance and feed their family at the same time. FEMA decided that not enough people were affected by this disaster so they would not help at all. The Red Cross paid for a week in a motel. In the meantime, this man lost his job because he was trying to make arrangements to take care of his family and couldn''t come to work for a few days. The local people here finally got the money together to get them a used mobile home to live in. Now they are sitting there waiting for the NEXT tornado to come along! All I can say to our government is THANKS FOR NOTHING!! These people could have put their lives back on course for a measly 10 or 20 thousand dollars but they got NOTHING!!

[nolalou]

...and now the people who were displaced by the hurricane get special tax breaks and all. They are living in paradise and STILL they gripe and complain about it! Posted by wanetawr

wanetaer, are you nuts? You try living for 2 years in a FEMA trailer, and tell me it''s paradise! Most are still there because of fights with insurance companies who don''t want to pay what they owe. Others lived in areas where they were told that federal flood insurances wasn''t needed, since they supposedly didn''t live in a flood prone area. (not all parts of the gulf coast are below sea level.) On top of that, some people who hired contractors to work on their homes were ripped off by shoddy work, or outright crooks who start the job, then disappear, never to be seen again.

[lochlan-2009]

Isn''t this called man slaughter and negligence. Prosicute these people.

[wanetawr]

...and now the people who were displaced by the hurricane get special tax breaks and all. They are living in paradise and STILL they gripe and complain about it!

[wanetawr]

And by the way, most of these people get EIC on their income tax every year because they have a low income. That''s because they won''t go to school and get an education so they can get a decent job. I''m a teacher and my wife is a nurse and let me tell you, we pay a TON of income tax and also have to pay back a TON of student loans. But we get no government aid at all.

[finewoven]

we should build each of these families a brand new $100,000 home in a nice location, completely furnish it, stock it with food, give them new cars, pay them welfare, and put their kids through college.
Posted by wanetawr at 10:25 AM : Nov 08, 2007

I''m in! Where do I sign up? Can I choose the location? I would like Carmel, California.