Where do you think this money is coming from ? You know why I can say something.. Because I pay close to 15 K a year in taxes. Thats why Im here debating with you.Originally Posted by JITB
And how can you say they dont keep track.. why do you think they want to stop?
if there keeping track...than weres the part where all the ppl taking advanage of it comes up and all them are cut off.. While the others who need more help...get it.
And when your taxes increase...due to FEMA helping and giveing more money... let me know.
you keep going in a circle... What have they been doing for the past 2 month ? 50 k families? do you seriously think they all really need help.. I sure as hell dont...
You sound like jesse jackson... FEMA hasnt dont nothing right? hahaha, I mean FEMA already tried to cut them off.. But Jesse jackson amongs other wannabee politicians jumped in... and Fema Had to extend for a few more weeks...
Like I said, some of those folks, Mostly all stuck in hotels have more now then what Had before.
I had this debate about 2 hours ago with my neighbor....dont worry Scortboy...these people will probably never leave the hotels on their own will power....because in the end, we give them deadlines and once it gets close, they will start with the uproar on how we dont care and how we arent helping, and then Rev Jesse Jackson will come in flapping with his cock holster on how George Bush hates black people.
Julio is 100% right....there is PLENTY of work to be found wether it be in the area they are staying or back in NO.....it still boils down to people not wanting to be garbage men, burger flippers, walmart employees....if you go back to NO, you can make $500-1000 just tarping a roof, and then about $15-20 a hour tearing down sheetrock or even shoveling junk.
I'm sick of people feeling sorry for themselves...you lost everything....okay, we can get you a helping hand but then you are gonna have to put in some leg work too.
fuck scortboy, look at your family....they bought a new house and started life again....are they staying in a hotel just chilling and not worrying about shit?
and Julio is right again, many of these people didnt even have $2000 before this storm even was tracked....so they shouldve known the value of a lump some of money. Plus the $500-1500 Red Cross was giving out to everyone....
goto Nola.com, and you will see locals bitching about people just not even worrying about going home or coming back.
Show me your refrences and numbers.....if you provide one link from NAACP or the Senator from Del or any Anti-Bush websites, I will disregard all that information because they are just idiots.
im goin in a cirlce sooo u can see that....when did i say EVERYEONE....
I didnt say FEMA didnt do anything NEVER...
You are reading what you want...
I said SOME People might need more help... AND SINCE THEY REALLY ARENT KEEPING TRACK OFF WHOS REALLY LOOKING AND HELPING THEMSELVES. WHY PUNISH THE ONES THAT ARE NEEDING MORE HELP, THAT HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS THAT JUST NEED MORE TIME.
who said anythign jesse jackson, who said anythign about NAACP. your turning this into a whole nother subject, they do there job. Its not like they just go around lookin for truoble. SOmeone brings somehting to their attention that they dont disagree with...and they investigate it, just like your lawyer would for you. And we all know why it was founded and why its even around. Dont make this White - Black issue, thats not waht I do..Even tho NO is mainly black area.. its areally a low -class battle, white -black - blue -purple. And the low-class arent the only ones complaining, its everyone, all the way up to the presidents cabinet. Soo if they have a problem with soemthign going on why not say somehting about it. Like in the real world you have a problem with soemthing u step up and say soemthign about it bottom line. I swear ther will the biggest "I TOLD YOU SO" from alot of folks at the end of this term..
This is a big issue, its not like its some minor thing that happen, a whole city NEVER in the US has been evacuated and has NEVER been destroyed like this. its not like this has happen before, soo why does everyonr think they know what should happen and should be done?
DID I SAY THAT THEIR ISNT WORK?
Did i say taht soem people have more mney than they had before?
Did i say some people are not trying?
ALl i disagreed with is that you all said 90% of people arent doign shit..thats a big number. There Are people not doing anythign for themselves...always will be always are. BUT there are peopel who need more time...soo wahts wrong with giving them more time. If they seem to be trying.
okay, QD, Julio, Me, and JITB are all correct to an extent.
since I am spending my whole christmas break down in Louisiana, I just got off the phone with my uncle again and here is the scoop.
If your home was damaged more than 50%, then FEMA has to send inspectors to your home to get the exact depth of your current home....apparently any house with more than 50% damage has to be raised to 9ft from whatever their current sea level is. You are not suppose to repair your home unless you have been visited by the FEMA inspectors and given the okay and issued the proper permits to begin construction. You are able to live at your residence, and if your residence does not provide you with sufficient shelter, you can request or will be issued a mobile trailer that you can use and after your home is suitable to live again, you have the option to purchase the mobile home for half of it's value worth.
at this point in time, all the hotels in the local area are inhabited by out of state contractors looking to make a quick dollar. They are urging residents of Louisiana to return home and pick up some local contract work if their jobs have not been returned yet, because it has proved to be a very good source of income.
all homes built after 1998 have to be 12ft above the sea level their home currently sits on, but many of the newer homes faired very well because they already should meet that requirement.
so basically older homes are screwed because, with whatever damage they incurred, they have to have the house dug up and etheir more concrete poured onto the concrete slab foundation, or in worse case scenario, lifted up on pilings. Most of the older homes should already be within 4-5 ft above the sea level they sit on, so only need another 4-5ft to go, but this is a very costly construction job, and it's unclear if insurance will cover this 100%.
FEMA inspectors are going from Parish to Parish, so it is a slow process, but the biggest problem they are having is people not being at their homes and not having any current contact information and people dont know what they want to do once the inspectors come by their homes....they want more guidance on what to do... so that is taking more time from the inspectors to move quickly to give the "go" or "no go" on construction and permits for your home.
Excuse me, Peter, but I need some of those goddamn credits to roll my way, too. Julio can't get all of them. Later, QD.
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Bottom line is this.. Unfortunatly pretty soon all the people that really need help will be screwed anyways thanks to the freeloaders and legpullers.
I've seen it with my own eyes. All the red cross cards Ive seen at my job was to buy beer, blunts and Ciggs..
Which is why I don't give money to beggers and the homeless. Later, QD.
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Its messed up, gonna take soem time to track down all those ppl..
apparently that's sucking alot too, because they really dont want to move onto another parish until they hit 100% with whatever they are working on, because chances are once they push thru, they wont make their way back to that area for quite sometime.
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