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Aug. 31, 2005 I certainly don’t want to sound unsympathetic to the plight of the hurricane disaster victims. I’ve been through three hurricanes, none of the magnitude of this last one. I can appreciate the pain of losing loved ones and property. There are areas that are subject to certain disastrous things happening. Florida and the Gulf Coast know there’ll he hurricanes each year. People living along the Mississippi River know every few years it floods. People who build houses in forests know fires are a natural event nearly ever year. People in Los Angeles build houses on hillsides subject to mudslides. When disaster strikes in those areas why are we the taxpayers expected to bail those people out? In the French Quarter of New Orleans, one can sit in the Café’ Du Monde sipping coffee and watch the General Jackson Sternwheeler sail by, nine feet above your head. That’s how far below the river the French Quarter is. Much of Louisiana from Alexandria south to the Gulf is below sea level, that’s nearly half the state. The Mississippi River floods nearly every year, every ten years or so the river causes real havoc. When property’s destroyed; they rebuild and wait ten years for it to repeat all over again. The same with Western States forest fires, California mudslides. The Gulf Coast from Brownsville Texas to Key West Florida is truly paradise on earth. I would never suggest it be a_banded for the high ground. May I suggest those people who enjoy the benefits and the beauty of these places assume the risk and pay the price. States and communities should come up with a self-paying plan to finance the reconstruction of their cities when a predictable disaster strikes. A family in Montana shouldn’t have to pay to rebuild a multi-million dollar house in Malibu California. The federal Government shouldn’t play Santa. It’s not their money it's ours. ------------ About the author: Ken Hughes is prone to an occasional grammatical error and an occasional misspelled word. He claims to have learned to write by reading the Old Testament. Therefore, if you have problems with his writing talk to God. If his spelling offends you talk to Bill Gates. Ken believes its the message thats important, the rest is nonsense. Email: ken-hughes@comcast.net Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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