On 9/2/05 5:40 PM, "Lana Baugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I just heard on CNN that the FEMA disaster plan knew that 100,000 people were considered poor and very likely unable to leave the city if an emergency occurred. We know that the poor include people with disabilities and the elderly. These are the people who work for minimum wage if they can work. If you are poor and have a health problem you are very unlikely to move elsewhere. It takes a lot to move to another city. You sound like an exception.
Very importantly, it was their work and low wages that made New Orleans such a rich vacation city.
I pray for these folks and their animals and am making donations to Red Cross and the ASPCA. Ya, I’m an animal lover and will support those efforts too.
People can make many mistakes in life. We would have a better world if everyone could be more understanding.
Lana,
Gabe’s mom
From: Ol' Man River [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 3:13 PM
To: Lana Baugh; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Suffering from Katrina
Yes Lana, a lot of us here have made a huge mistake and regretted it. We have all moved forward in our new lives realizing there is no going back. Hopefully we as a nation can rescue these poor people who decided to live under the ocean in hurricaine alley and provide them with a new life, maybe in north New Orleans. My last home was in freezing Michigan - I decided to move to Arizona - with nothing. My wife and I got jobs at the bottom and started a new life leaving our families behind. Sometimes we have to think of what's best for US and just go do it. I find it difficult to believe these poor people can't find a job doing something in this service oriented American culture. They DO have to have a desire to be self supporting though - we'll see what their true values are. Any one of them could jump a Greyhound right now and for $50 get to any place in the USA to start over. Don't hold your breath. Dave
Lana Baugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Folks have some empathy.
>From what I understand there are people there that could have left. This includes a criminal element to see how they could benefit.
However, the majority of people who did not leave were ill, elderly, disabled, the individuals caring for them and the poor. One of the dead sitting covered by a sheet outside the superdome was in a wheelchair. Poor means it was the end of the month and they had no money to get out of there. I’ve been that poor! If you haven’t you really don’t understand.
There were people who stayed because they didn’t think it would be that bad. They made a huge mistake. I’m sure they regret it. Haven’t you ever made a huge mistake and later regretted it.
They all still need and deserve help. We help people in other countries in like situations. What’s wrong with helping fellow Americans?
Lana
Gabe’s mom
Dave - C3, 1967, Phoenix AZ <http://www.users.qwest.net/~daveoc/index.html>
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