I am a New Orleans area resident and while people have done a lot to help out Katrina survivors, not nearly enough aid has been given. This is mostly the thought of the federal government of course.
1. Schools, hospitals, and other organizations are not getting the money FEMA has promised them. In fact, large New Orleans hospitals (the only few left open) are running very short on money and are having trouble paying their doctors!
2. Hurricane season is 3 months away. There are thousands of people living in tents and small trailers. Little has been done to fix the levees to withstand another hurricane.
3. Believe it or not, New Orleans is still over due for a major hit. The last time they were hit by a hurricane was in 1963 (Hurricane Betsey). That hurricane went up the mouth of the Mississippi River. Katrina, on the other hand, did not directly hit New Orleans.
4. People are not getting money for their insurance companies. Apparantly your in good hands with Allstate and State Farm is your neighbor as long as you want to wait a long time before getting your check.
5. FEMA has no clue what they are doing. They worked fine until George Bush put them under the Department of Homeland Security instead of letting them be their own department. They literally waste millions of dollars. One stupid thing I remember they're doing is instead of hiring contractors from hurricane-effected areas, they're bringing in contractors from out of state!
It's a shame that George Bush wants to play tic tac toe in Iraq when our own people need help. 1400 people and counting have died from Katrina (bodies are still being found believe it or not) and 2700 people are still missing. Many more have lost their homes. Like I said earlier, people are literally living in tents!
Post what you think here. I've given a bit of what I've heard and know of about Katrina. I live about 30 miles from New Orleans. Lucky for me, my town made it out ok for the most part. The only damage suffered to my house is the loss of two trees and the fact it needs a new roof now.
1. Schools, hospitals, and other organizations are not getting the money FEMA has promised them. In fact, large New Orleans hospitals (the only few left open) are running very short on money and are having trouble paying their doctors!
2. Hurricane season is 3 months away. There are thousands of people living in tents and small trailers. Little has been done to fix the levees to withstand another hurricane.
3. Believe it or not, New Orleans is still over due for a major hit. The last time they were hit by a hurricane was in 1963 (Hurricane Betsey). That hurricane went up the mouth of the Mississippi River. Katrina, on the other hand, did not directly hit New Orleans.
4. People are not getting money for their insurance companies. Apparantly your in good hands with Allstate and State Farm is your neighbor as long as you want to wait a long time before getting your check.
5. FEMA has no clue what they are doing. They worked fine until George Bush put them under the Department of Homeland Security instead of letting them be their own department. They literally waste millions of dollars. One stupid thing I remember they're doing is instead of hiring contractors from hurricane-effected areas, they're bringing in contractors from out of state!
It's a shame that George Bush wants to play tic tac toe in Iraq when our own people need help. 1400 people and counting have died from Katrina (bodies are still being found believe it or not) and 2700 people are still missing. Many more have lost their homes. Like I said earlier, people are literally living in tents!
Post what you think here. I've given a bit of what I've heard and know of about Katrina. I live about 30 miles from New Orleans. Lucky for me, my town made it out ok for the most part. The only damage suffered to my house is the loss of two trees and the fact it needs a new roof now.
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