Accrington Web - View Single Post

steeljack · 19-09-2006, 16:45

I think it should be explained a bit more clearly about who was responsible for the the chaos along the Gulf coast following Katrina , probably LancYorkYankee can explain it better than me but here goes.....Under the Federal system each State has primary responsibility for its own emergancy response, Katrina primarily hit three States (Louisianna,Mississippi and Alabama) and each State recieved advance warning that a big storm was on the way and to get ready , It was not FEMAs (the Feds/ George Bush's) job to evacuate anyone .
Imagine if a huge storm came down the North Sea and devastated eastern England, Holland, Denmark, Belgium and France .....each country/state would be responsible for its own citizens in the first instance , only later would the E U get involved and start supplying aid from the other EU states.
Each State in the US has its own Govt. and is responsible for its own tax revenue , some States have income tax others do not, some states have sales (VAT) tax others don't , (this is in addition to Federal taxes) how each State spends the money is decided locally , if a State spends its money on public saftey and emergancy response programs the citizens benefit , but if a State govt ,Louisianna for example is so inept and corrupt bad things happen , Louisiana and notably New Orleans have long been known to be corrupt , the police being paid a 1/3 of what an average cop earns in California ( you get what you pay for) , no wonder that 1/2 of them ran-away from their jobs
Did race play apart or was it the media which blew things out of proportion , I don't know , but I do know this, the folks in Mississippi and Alabama wern't out looting TV and liquor stores and robbing foriegn tourists who were seeking shelter in the superdome , I suggest if anyone wants to know how the fine citizens of New Orleans behave I suggest they check with the folks of Houston Tx. who have seen a 50% increase in all types of crime since the "refugees" hit town.

19-09-2006, 16:45	#43
steeljack God Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SF/ Bay Area California Posts: 4,002 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 1338	Re: Shame on you America I think it should be explained a bit more clearly about who was responsible for the the chaos along the Gulf coast following Katrina , probably LancYorkYankee can explain it better than me but here goes.....Under the Federal system each State has primary responsibility for its own emergancy response, Katrina primarily hit three States (Louisianna,Mississippi and Alabama) and each State recieved advance warning that a big storm was on the way and to get ready , It was not FEMAs (the Feds/ George Bush's) job to evacuate anyone . Imagine if a huge storm came down the North Sea and devastated eastern England, Holland, Denmark, Belgium and France .....each country/state would be responsible for its own citizens in the first instance , only later would the E U get involved and start supplying aid from the other EU states. Each State in the US has its own Govt. and is responsible for its own tax revenue , some States have income tax others do not, some states have sales (VAT) tax others don't , (this is in addition to Federal taxes) how each State spends the money is decided locally , if a State spends its money on public saftey and emergancy response programs the citizens benefit , but if a State govt ,Louisianna for example is so inept and corrupt bad things happen , Louisiana and notably New Orleans have long been known to be corrupt , the police being paid a 1/3 of what an average cop earns in California ( you get what you pay for) , no wonder that 1/2 of them ran-away from their jobs Did race play apart or was it the media which blew things out of proportion , I don't know , but I do know this, the folks in Mississippi and Alabama wern't out looting TV and liquor stores and robbing foriegn tourists who were seeking shelter in the superdome , I suggest if anyone wants to know how the fine citizens of New Orleans behave I suggest they check with the folks of Houston Tx. who have seen a 50% increase in all types of crime since the "refugees" hit town.